Service Jacket
OPERATION NONDESCRIPT FLEEING (2021-03-12):
1st Battle of Men Cheah
OPFOR assault across the Tonle river stalled through determined defence at OP Pyle by 1st Platoon until nightfall. OPFOR pontoon bridge destroyed by combat engineers swimming across the Tonle to place charges under covering fire from their squad.
Bronze Star Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Vietnam Service Medal
Vietnam Campaign Medal
Joined campaign as PO3.
Promoted to PO2.
OPERATION DIMWITTED OVERAGE (2021-03-19):
2nd Battle of Men Cheah
1st Platoon launch a jungle patrol to intercept Chelt Cong infiltration groups moving out from Men Cheah, where regular forces of the Proletarian Avon Valley Nationalist army (1st Bat. ChelteNam Heavy Assault Veterans (CHAV)) were digging in at the captured US Logistics Station Oriole on the eastern bank of the Tonle, although with the pontoon bridge destroyed, movement across the river is limited to sampan-transported light vehicles and infantry.
OPERATION DUTIFUL KITE (2021-03-21):
Combat Patrol, Vicinity of Cheah Chab Trei
1st Platoon Bravo Company moves out from Patrol Base Giant on... patrol. The CC are out there in the woods, and we have to go encourage them to leave. Ain't no surprisingly well preserved regency architecture on this side of the river, Chelt. Get yourself outta here.
Navy Unit Commendation
Meritorious Unit Commendation
Silver Star Medal: For heroism under fire during the assault on the boatyard, building additional defences that allowed the bridgehead to be survived and taking effective command while higher authority was incapacitated.
Killed in Action - 2021-04-16