William F Schmees
William F. Schmees Age: 20Date of Birth: 4/10/1947From: Cincinnati, OhioMarital Status: Single Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment4th Infantry Division Specialist Fourth Class, E-4, Selective Service Military Occupation Specialty: 11B20 – InfantrymanEnlistment Date – 5/29/1966Length of Service – One year and five months His tour began on May 18, 1967Casualty incident was on November […]
Sanders Key Stroud II
Sanders Key Stroud II Age: 19Date of Birth: 2/2/1947From: Corpus Christi, TexasMarital Status: Single Private First Class, E-3, Selective Service Military Occupation Specialty: 11B20 – InfantrymanEnlistment Date – 2/2/1967Length of Service – Less than one year (241 days) His tour began on August 15, 1967Casualty incident was on November 4, 1967 (81 days in Vietnam)Casualty […]
Allen Royal Bradford
Allen Royal Bradford Age: 21Date of Birth: 1/1/1947From: Liberal, KansasMarital Status: Single Corporal, E-4, Regular ArmyPay grade at loss E-3. Posthumous promotion Military Occupation Specialty: 11B – InfantrymanEnlistment Date – 04/10/1967Length of Service – One year and one month His tour began on September 7, 1967Casualty was on May 7, 1968 (243 days in Vietnam)Casualty […]
April 14th, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Forty-Five
April 13th recap Bravo Battery, 6-29 Artillery and Bravo Company and Recon Platoon of the 3-12 Infantry were extracted and brought to Polei Kleng airstrip, where they consolidated into a single convoy, and traveled overland east to Highway 14 and south to LZ/FSB Mary Lou, where they would wait for the rest of the battalion. […]
April 13th, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Forty-Four
April 12th, 1969 recap The search for the last three MIA soldiers from Alpha Company is renewed in earnest. Patrols from Alpha Company, Charlie Company, Recon and the two LRRP teams, some accompanied by a team of Scout Dogs, searched for any signs of the missing men. The search focused on the river valley just […]
April 12th, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Forty-Three
April 11th, 1969 recap The major focus of the day was the recovery of 11 of the 14 men from Alpha Company would were killed in action on March 27th and 30th. All had been listed as missing in action, presumed dead. The two LRRP teams, along with elements from Alpha Company recovered the dead. […]
April 11th, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Forty-Two
April 10th, 1969 recap The battalion remained in mutually supporting blocking positions along the Cu Kotah and Cu Don mountain range. Alpha, Charlie, HHC, B/6-29 FA near LZ Cider, and Bravo & Delta and the 4.2″ Mortar Platoon on our near LZ D-Handle. The 1-22 Infantry, inserted into the AO on April 2nd, occupied positions […]
April 10th, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Forty-One
April 9th, 1969 recap Several LRRP teams actively patrolled the area around the March 27th and 30th contact sites, and reported multiple sightings of NVA bunkers and personnel. Artillery and mortars were called in on those positions, with no reported casualties or damage. The elements of the 3-12 remained in basically the same positions and […]
April 9th, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Forty
April 8th, 1969 recap The battalion remained in mutually supporting blocking positions along the Cu Kotah and Cu Don mountain range. Alpha, Charlie, HHC, B/6-29 FA near LZ Cider, and Bravo & Delta and the 4.2″ Mortar Platoon on our near LZ D-Handle. The 1-22 Infantry, inserted into the AO on April 2nd, occupied positions […]
April 8th, 1969 Operation Wayne Grey Day Thirty-Nine
April 7th, 1969 recap Three Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP) teams arrive at LZ Cider. Consisting of six men on each team, these men specialize in covert reconnaissance and surveillance patrols in enemy controlled territory. They will begin their patrols on April 8th, aimed at reconning the area of the March 27th and March 30th […]