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Lt. Col. Lucas was mortally wounded while directing the successful withdrawal of his battalion from the fire base. His actions throughout this extended period inspired his men to heroic efforts, and were instrumental in saving the lives of many of his fellow soldiers while inflicting heavy casualties on the enemy. Lt. Col.
Howard was wounded 14 times during a 54-month period in the Vietnam War. For his distinguished service, Howard received a direct appointment from Master Sergeant to First Lieutenant in December 1969. Howard graduated from Ranger School class 7–73 in May 1973 and served with the 2nd Ranger Battalion at Fort Lewis, Washington as company ...
Lt. Col. Darby struck with his force with complete surprise at dawn in the rear of a strongly fortified enemy position. Always conspicuously at the head of his troops, he personally led assaults against the enemy line in the face of heavy machine gun and artillery fire, establishing the fury of the Ranger attack by his skilful employment of ...
Lieutenant Colonel: USAF: On temporary duty to 36th Tactical Fighter Squadron: Operation Rolling Thunder: North Vietnam, Lạng Sơn province: His F-105D was hit by anti-aircraft fire [126] Presumptive finding of death [3] October 17: Mayer, Roderick L: Lieutenant: US Navy: VF-41, USS Independence: Operation Rolling Thunder: North Vietnam
Lieutenant Colonel: USMC: HMM-363: South Vietnam, South China Sea: Commanding officer of HMM-363, he was wounded during a mortar attack on Phu Bai airbase he was being evacuated on UH-34D #144654 of HMM-363 that crashed at sea in bad weather north of Da Nang. Both pilots were rescued [128] Killed in action, body not recovered [3] March 26 ...
Passenger on C-2A #152793 that crashed shortly after launch from USS Ranger on a flight to Cubi Point [147] Killed in action, body not recovered [3] December 15: McCoy, Meril O: Lieutenant: US Navy: VRC-50: North Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin: Pilot of C-2A #152793 that crashed shortly after launch from USS Ranger [148] Killed in action, body not ...
Lieutenant Colonel: USAF: 42nd Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron: Easter Offensive: South Vietnam, Quảng Trị Province: Electronic warfare officer on EB-66C #54-0466 call sign Bat 21 hit by an SA-2 missile [25] Presumptive finding of death [3] April 2: Levis, Charles A: Lieutenant Colonel: USAF: 42nd Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron ...
Passenger on an SH-3A that crashed at sea during a crew transfer to the USS Ranger (CV-61) [33] Killed in action, body not recovered [3] February 10: Hopps, Gary D: Lieutenant: US Navy: VA-145, USS Ranger: North Vietnam, Quảng Bình Province: His A-1H #137627 was hit by ground fire during a bombing run and crashed, no ejection observed [34]