★ Remembrances On This Day ★
"All gave some. These gave all."
February 13
5 KIA • 2 Awards
KIAs February 13
James Ulrich
First Lieutenant · Field Artillery · Class 8 (1965)
First Lieutenant James Craig Ulrich died from gun or small arms fire 13 February 1967 while serving with C Btry, 1st Bn, 21st Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division, RVN. For action on this date he was awarded the Silver Star. He had been in country 209 Days.
First Lieutenant · Field Artillery · Class 8 (1965)
First Lieutenant James Craig Ulrich died from gun or small arms fire 13 February 1967 while serving with C Btry, 1st Bn, 21st Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division, RVN. For action on this date he was awarded the Silver Star. He had been in country 209 Days.
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Winfield Beck
First Lieutenant · Infantry · Class 1 (1967)
First Lieutenant Winfield Wesley Beck died from gun or small arms fire 13 February 1968 while serving with C Co, 5th Bn, 7th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, RVN. For action on this date he was awarded the Silver Star. He had been in country 233 Days.
First Lieutenant · Infantry · Class 1 (1967)
First Lieutenant Winfield Wesley Beck died from gun or small arms fire 13 February 1968 while serving with C Co, 5th Bn, 7th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, RVN. For action on this date he was awarded the Silver Star. He had been in country 233 Days.
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John Martin
First Lieutenant · Infantry · Class 11 (1967)
First Lieutenant John Major Martin died from friendly fire 13 February 1968 while serving with D Co, 2nd Bn, 5th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, RVN. He had been in country 160 Days.
First Lieutenant · Infantry · Class 11 (1967)
First Lieutenant John Major Martin died from friendly fire 13 February 1968 while serving with D Co, 2nd Bn, 5th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, RVN. He had been in country 160 Days.
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Charles Thorne
Captain · Infantry · Class 24 (1967)
Captain Charles Gordon Thorne died from a non hostile helicopter crash 13 February 1970 while serving with HHC, 1st Bn, 35th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division, RVN. He had been in country 207 Days.
Captain · Infantry · Class 24 (1967)
Captain Charles Gordon Thorne died from a non hostile helicopter crash 13 February 1970 while serving with HHC, 1st Bn, 35th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division, RVN. He had been in country 207 Days.
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Luther Lasater
Captain · Engineer · Class 20 (1967)
Captain Luther McKind Lasater, III died from hostile fire causing helicopter crash 13 February 1972 while serving as a pilot with F Trp, 1st Sqdn, 9th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, RVN. For action on this date he was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. He had been in country 84 Days.
Captain · Engineer · Class 20 (1967)
Captain Luther McKind Lasater, III died from hostile fire causing helicopter crash 13 February 1972 while serving as a pilot with F Trp, 1st Sqdn, 9th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, RVN. For action on this date he was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. He had been in country 84 Days.
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Awards February 13
✦ DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS ✦
Peter Johnson
First Lieutenant · Infantry · Class 13 (1966)
First Lieutenant Peter Wyeth Johnson IN 13-66 was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for actions on 13 February 1966 while serving with DET B-52 (Project Delta), B Co, 5th Special Forces Group, RVN. He was inducted into the OCS Hall of Fame in 2023.
First Lieutenant · Infantry · Class 13 (1966)
First Lieutenant Peter Wyeth Johnson IN 13-66 was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for actions on 13 February 1966 while serving with DET B-52 (Project Delta), B Co, 5th Special Forces Group, RVN. He was inducted into the OCS Hall of Fame in 2023.
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✦ DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS ✦
Luther Lasater
Captain · Engineer · Class 20 (1967)
Captain Luther McKind Lasater, III was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for actions on 13 February 1966 while serving with F Trp, 1st Sqdn, 9th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, RVN. He was inducted into the OCS Hall of Fame in 2024.
Captain · Engineer · Class 20 (1967)
Captain Luther McKind Lasater, III was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for actions on 13 February 1966 while serving with F Trp, 1st Sqdn, 9th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, RVN. He was inducted into the OCS Hall of Fame in 2024.
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Data sourced from Army OCS Graduate records and official military archives.