★ Remembrances On This Day ★
"All gave some. These gave all."
April 22
2 KIA • 1 Award
KIAs April 22
John Walsh
First Lieutenant · Infantry · Class 54 (1967)
First Lieutenant John Michael Walsh died from multiple fragmentation wounds 22 April 1969 while serving with 1st PLT, B Co, 2nd Bn, 501st Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, RVN. He had been in country 228 Days.
First Lieutenant · Infantry · Class 54 (1967)
First Lieutenant John Michael Walsh died from multiple fragmentation wounds 22 April 1969 while serving with 1st PLT, B Co, 2nd Bn, 501st Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, RVN. He had been in country 228 Days.
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Richard Speer
First Lieutenant · Infantry · Class 501 (1969)
First Lieutenant Richard Michael Speer died from gun or small arms fire 22 April 1970 while serving with D Co, 2nd Bn, 12th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, RVN. For action on this date he was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. He had been in country 184 Days.
First Lieutenant · Infantry · Class 501 (1969)
First Lieutenant Richard Michael Speer died from gun or small arms fire 22 April 1970 while serving with D Co, 2nd Bn, 12th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, RVN. For action on this date he was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. He had been in country 184 Days.
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Awards April 22
✦ DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS ✦
Richard Speer
First Lieutenant · Infantry · Class 501 (1969)
First Lieutenant Richard Michael Speer was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for actions on 22 April 1970 while serving with Company D, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, RVN. He was inducted into the OCS Hall of Fame in 2024.
First Lieutenant · Infantry · Class 501 (1969)
First Lieutenant Richard Michael Speer was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for actions on 22 April 1970 while serving with Company D, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry 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.