★ Remembrances On This Day ★
"All gave some. These gave all."
February 17
6 KIA
KIAs February 17
William Leatherwood
Second Lieutenant · Field Artillery · Class 9 (1965)
Second Lieutenant William Elbert Leatherwood, Jr died from a non hostile helicopter crash 17 February 1966 while serving with A Co, 8th RR Fld Stn, 509th ASA Group, Army Security Agency, RVN. He had been in country 50 Days.
Second Lieutenant · Field Artillery · Class 9 (1965)
Second Lieutenant William Elbert Leatherwood, Jr died from a non hostile helicopter crash 17 February 1966 while serving with A Co, 8th RR Fld Stn, 509th ASA Group, Army Security Agency, RVN. He had been in country 50 Days.
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Mark Zeldes
Second Lieutenant · Field Artillery · Class 12 (1964)
Second Mark Hillary Zeldes died from gun or small arms fire 17 February 1966 while serving with B Btry, 1st Bn, 77th Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division, RVN. He had been in country 44 Days.
Second Lieutenant · Field Artillery · Class 12 (1964)
Second Mark Hillary Zeldes died from gun or small arms fire 17 February 1966 while serving with B Btry, 1st Bn, 77th Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division, RVN. He had been in country 44 Days.
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Ralph Williams
First Lieutenant · Infantry · Class 17 (1966)
First Lieutenant Ralph Leroy Williams died from multiple fragmentation wounds 15 February 1968 while serving with 2nd Plt, Company C, 1st Battalion (Mechanized), 5th Infantry, 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, RVN. For actions on this date he was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. He had been in country 132 Days.
First Lieutenant · Infantry · Class 17 (1966)
First Lieutenant Ralph Leroy Williams died from multiple fragmentation wounds 15 February 1968 while serving with 2nd Plt, Company C, 1st Battalion (Mechanized), 5th Infantry, 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, RVN. For actions on this date he was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. He had been in country 132 Days.
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Richard Perishing
Second Lieutenant · Infantry · Class 47 (1967)
Second Lieutenant Richard Warren Pershing died from gun or small arms fire 17 February 1968 while serving with A Co, 1st Bn, 502nd Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, RVN. He had been in country 64 Days.
Second Lieutenant · Infantry · Class 47 (1967)
Second Lieutenant Richard Warren Pershing died from gun or small arms fire 17 February 1968 while serving with A Co, 1st Bn, 502nd Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, RVN. He had been in country 64 Days.
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Robert Hutchinson
First Lieutenant · Infantry · Class 11 (1967)
First Lieutenant Robert S Hutchinson III died from gun or small arms fire 16 February 1968 while serving with A Co, 2nd Bn, 22nd Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, RVN. For action on this date he was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. He had been in country 150 Days.
First Lieutenant · Infantry · Class 11 (1967)
First Lieutenant Robert S Hutchinson III died from gun or small arms fire 16 February 1968 while serving with A Co, 2nd Bn, 22nd Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, RVN. For action on this date he was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. He had been in country 150 Days.
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Gary Miller
First Lieutenant · Infantry · Class 70 (1967)
First Lieutenant Gary Lee Miller died from gun or small arms on 16 February 1969 while serving with 1st Bn, 28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, RVN for action on this date he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for actions. He had been in country 59 days.
First Lieutenant · Infantry · Class 70 (1967)
First Lieutenant Gary Lee Miller died from gun or small arms on 16 February 1969 while serving with 1st Bn, 28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, RVN for action on this date he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for actions. He had been in country 59 days.
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Data sourced from Army OCS Graduate records and official military archives.