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South Vietnam, Quang Nam Province: Wounded during an ambush he was being extracted by a CH-46D of HMM-263 when the hoist broke and he fell to the ground. His body could not be located due to strong enemy presence [26] Killed in action, body not recovered [3] March 4: Parker, John J: Lieutenant: US Navy: VA-86, USS Coral Sea: North Vietnam ...
South Vietnam, Pleiku: Pilot of C-130B #61-0972, shot down while delivering ammunition to An Khê [5] Killed in action, body not recovered [3] January 7: Greenley, Jon A: 1st Lieutenant: USAF: 774th Troop Carrier Squadron: South Vietnam: Copilot of C-130B #61-0972, shot down while delivering ammunition to An Khe [6] Killed in action, body not ...
Charles Beckwith: Vietnam War veteran and inaugural commander of Delta Force from 1977 to 1980. [2] Retired after the failure of Operation Eagle Claw. [3] Kenneth Bowra: Served with Delta Force from 1983 to 1988. Former Commanding Officer of Army 5th Special Forces Group from 1991 to 1993. Served with MACVSOG during Vietnam War in 1971–1972.
The base was originally established in December 1968 by the 1st Battalion 4th Marines approximately 3 km northwest of The Rockpile and just south of the DMZ. [1]On the morning of 25 February 1969 People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) sappers from the 27th Regiment attacked FSB Russell killing 27 Marines from the 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines and 2 Navy corpsmen.
This is a list of Navy Cross recipients for actions of valor carried out during the Vietnam War, awarded by the United States Department of the Navy. The Vietnam War was a conflict in Vietnam , Laos , and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 [ a ] to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975.
Russell was charged first, based on evidence and his own statements about being at the Lexington home where Parker was shot and at the barn where Parker’s body eventually was found in the burned ...
The operation began on 1 March 1969 with the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines sweeping north of Firebase Russell, the 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines moving north of Firebase Neville and the 1st Battalion, 4th Marines clearing the area north of Elliot Combat Base.
The remains of Parker and Gillson were located in southern Vietnam in April 2007 and were repatriated to Australia in June that year. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Private David John Elkington Fisher (23), was a national serviceman serving with 3 Squadron, Special Air Service Regiment .