Service Jacket
National Defense Service Medal
Vietnam Service Medal
Vietnam Campaign Medal
OPERATION UPRIGHT CHAPLAIN (2024-03-10):
Part 1: Deployed to recover the crew of a crashed A-6 Intruder around 120 094 - that had fallen prey to a flak trap on the hilltop at 110 100. Both pilots recovered, two aircraft lost to flak.
Part 2: Deployed to recover the single pilot of an F-100D that had crashed near Kok at 086 029. Pilot recovered but unlucky hits knocked out three Jolly Green rescue helicopters, forcing Endgame Red to extract by armoured convoy via Lag Bou.
OPERATION TOFU WAFER (2024-03-17):
Insert by air at grid 031055, where three LZs had been cleared by COMMANDO VAULT drops, defend the area against Chelt assaults and construct a firebase. It'll be fine.
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation: For dedication to QRF responsibilities during Operation Tofu Wafer.
OPERATION OBLITERATING REDEYE (2024-03-22):
Recon Operation to investigate enemy positions at That.
Deployment to the AO by PT boat.
Foot recon of AO.
Extract by PT boat & debrief.
Mentioned in Despatches: For providing dedicated fire support and acting to draw fire despite receiving several wounds to allow the squad to storm and overwhelm a strongly held enemy AA position during Operation Obliterating Redeye.
OPERATION CHARTREUSE FLUTE (2024-03-24):
A sweep-and-clear patrol looking for Chelt radio equipment in the box from 0807 to 1010, remaining west of the river. Two radio units found in Chelt positions, and destroyed.
OPERATION SENSIBLE MONKEY (2024-04-05):
Escort a truck of supplies from Dak Pek base to Outpost Planck along the primary, but heavily ambush prone, road route.
OPERATION SWINGING SWEETSHOP (2024-04-07):
Patrol the area over the river to the east, of Dak Pek base, identify and prosecute mortar, rocket and machine gun sites.
OPERATION RECLAIM HOUND (2024-04-12):
Patrol to the south of Dak Pek base, taking out any AA in the area to allow a heavy lift helo in, then mount a radio antenna on the hill near Tonk’s Doghouse and defend it from enemy attack.
OPERATION REQUIRED BULLYING (2024-04-14):
1) SAR in Dak Pek region. F111 down east of Torpex’s Crater. Survival pod failed to separate, one pilot body recovered killed on impact. Second plot recovere alive but killed by intense enemy fire en route to pickup.
2) SAR in Dak Pek region. A4 down SW of Claymore’s Crossing. Pilot recovered from parachute point alive. Evac helicopter disabled by fire at the LZ but successfully autorotated 1km N of LZ. Second evac helicopter returned to base with all hands.
Bronze Star Medal: For single-handedly blunting an enemy counter attack over a ridge line by charging the enemy and providing full auto suppression from the hip as he moved, killing several EI and drawing fire sufficiently to allow other squad members to relocate to effective fighting positions and prevent the squad from being flanked and overrun during Operation Required Bullying.
OPERATION LEAPING CHIVE (2024-04-19):
Mission 1: Take a convoy of M113s to defend an IDAP camp overnight
Mision 2: 3x helicopter seek and destroy missions south of the river in The Bra.
South Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation: For actions defending NGO personnel supporting deprived villages during Operation Leaping Chive.
OPERATION SPLITTING CHOPSTICKS (2024-05-12):
Endgame Red were dispatched on a standard helicopter airmobile assault with gunship cover to seek and destroy a Chelt Cong resupply and consolidation encampment believed to be in a jungle village in the vicinity of Nui Can Tho. Heavy bombs were deployed from C113s to prepare an LZ so as to ensure the element of surprise. Endgame Red successfully destroyed the encampment despite some stiff resistance, but a resupply aircraft was shot down during the operation. Endgame Red successfully recovered the pilot alive from the crash site, although the copilot and crew chief were killed during the crash landing. The unit fought their way to another LZ after their first extraction chopper was downed due to a combination of enemy fire and pilot error. The chopper pilot was also retrieved and both pilots were successfully recovered back to SBT Airbase.
OPERATION SPEEDING SICKNESS (2024-06-16):
2 x SAR in the vicinity of OP Pyle. 1 x F-100 Super Soaker, pilot recovered. 1 x something with two seats (2 A-1 Skyraiders, you heathens - Scatter), both pilots (even Jeremy) recovered.
Mentioned in Despatches: For intense close quarters combat to prevent an overrun of the medical position during the recovery of a friendly pilot in Operation Speeding Sickness.
Navy and Marine Corps Medal: For supporting casualty recovery under combat in challenging conditions during Operation Required Sandwich and Operation Normal Turf.
Presidential Unit Citation: For the recovery of Space-O the Wonder Dog during Operation Normal Turf, ensuring American Canine Dominance in the Space Race and protecting civilian morale on the home front to a significant degree.
OPERATION LUMBERING SORGHUM (2024-07-07):
The area north of San Bay Ban has been kept under observation, and large numbers of North Chelt forces have been seen moving around the area. Intel believes there are hostile bases there and so Endgame Red is set to find and destroy them.
OPERATION OLD DINGO (2024-07-19):
SAR mission. 3x aircrew and 1x press VIP to rescue. 2x aircrew and 1x press VIP survive. Hoorah Marines!
OPERATION DANGER KNEES (2024-07-21):
Act as spearpoint for the marines advance from Bai Bien Dep into the mainland of CheltNam towards Kro Sang, and clear the road to enable the tanks to move Onward!
Promoted to PFC.
OPERATION ASTROLOGER SILENCE (2024-08-11):
Push the right flank of the plain of jars, taking the hills which overlook the route of advance. Following this, escort friendly armor and sweep West to secure a vital line of communication. Hold salient against enemy assault from the North, East, and South in order to enable follow on forces to secure additional positions.
OPERATION LAWN PRESERVER (2024-09-01):
Take a convoy of highly explosive crates and a fully fuelled tanker to the forward base.
OPERATION KNOWING BRONCO (2024-09-08):
Find Old Ben and retrieve his intelligence. No, not venerable Ben, elderly Ben, ancient Ben or Gentle Ben.
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation: POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED Star to their Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with Combat V (NMCCM-V) for effective clearance of extremely obscured terrain and reed beds even when surprised by hidden spider holes during the search for Ben in Operation Knowing Bronco.
OPERATION MOUSE AUDIT (2024-09-13):
Multiple training exercises to practise the assault on the criminal stronghold known as the "Collonial House", and the securing of the HVT known as "Significant Kevin" of the "Massive Jungle Massive."
OPERATION WEAK FELLOW (2024-09-15):
Operation to locate and destroy enemy valley base in mountains NW of Ninh Tho
OPERATION BEAR CHANGE (2024-09-27):
SAR Operation to recover the 5 crew members of a downed E2 Hawkeye aircraft.
Bronze Star Medal: POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED Star to their Bronze Star Medal (BSM) for actions in leaving cover and climbing onto a building so to be able to provide a withering hail of suppressive fire preventing the platoon from being close assaulted when trapped in a bowl-shaped valley with downed aircrew during Operation Bear Change.
OPERATION PAINTED EARDRUM (2024-09-29):
Assault and take a hill (OP Bandersnatch) to get intel about supply caches. And then go blow up the caches.
Mentioned in Despatches: POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED Mention in Dispatches (MID) for singlehandedly holding a flank against a heavy enemy attack, putting down weight of fire and creating enough casualties that the envelopment was delayed long enough for the platoon to reconsolidate behind him and manoeuvre to counter the threat during a close combat in a reeded area during Operation Lone Yoga.
OPERATION BORE PUSSER (2024-11-03):
With the assistance of air and light artillery (mortars) support, Endgame Red is assigned to sweep and clear the town just north of the airfield, which had been occupied by a motorised PAVN company.
Navy and Marine Corps Medal: POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED Star to his Navy and Marine Corps Medal (NMCM) for noticing that a platoon member had been left behind and was not present at the LZ for evac, finding him, stabilising him, and bringing him back for extraction during Operation Freak Havoc.
Noted on File: POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED Explosive Ordnance Disposal Badge (EODB) for locating and rendering large numbers of enemy mines unable to re-explode over multiple encounters, and thus preventing further harm to his squad during road clearance operations in Operation Extralarge Adoption.
OPERATION VALUABLE HALT (2024-11-29):
Construction of Fort Wrench on river island chain to prevent Chelt movements over the river
OPERATION EXPEDITING TEMPO (2024-12-01):
Defend a village of pro-US leaning civilians from sustained assault. Maintaining security of the sector and keeping hearts and minds pro-'FREEDOM'
Bronze Star Medal: POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED Star to their Bronze Star Medal (BSM) for heroic efforts defending the village south of Firebase Warden, keeping his comrades alive and fighting during multiple rounds of mortar shelling and when much of the platoon was outside the wire leaving only a small defensive force during operation Expediting Tempo
South Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation: AWARDED South Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation for their determination to protect civilian lives from infiltration and direct attacks during the defence of the agricultural station during Operation Expediting Tempo.
Killed in Action - 2024-12-01