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Posthumous Award of the Soldier's Medal

First Lieutenant Kendrick L Key FO 6-24 was posthumously awarded the Soldier's Medal for sacrificing his life attempting to save another soldier from drowning 2 May while on Exercise African Lion 26 in Morocco.

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Remembrances On This Day

"All gave some. These gave all."

May 27
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DICs May 27

Cordell Rogers
Cordell Rogers
Captain · Infantry · Class 2 (1964)
Captain Cordell Bruce Rogers IN 2-64 died from an other explosive device 27 May 1967 while serving with C Troup, 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry, Americal Division, RVN. He was the recipient of the Bronze Star with V. He had been in country 88 Days.
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Peter Day
Peter Day
First Lieutenant · Field Artillery · Class 2 (1966)
First Lieutenant Peter Evan Day FA 2-66 died from air loss 27 May 1967 while serving with 116th Assault Helicopter Company, 269th Aviation Battalion, 12th Aviation Group, 1st Aviation Brigade, RVN. He had been in country 27 Days.
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Sylvain White
Sylvain White
First Lieutenant · Field Artillery · Class 5 (1967)
First Lieutenant Sylvain Larry White FA 5-67 died from multiple fragmentation wounds 27 May 1968 while serving with A Battery, 7th Battalion, 11th Artillery, 25th Infantry Division, RVN. He had been in country 205 Days.
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William Ballinger
William Ballinger
Major · Infantry · Class 3 (1957)
Major William Joseph Ballinger IN 3-57 died from air loss 27 May 1968 while serving with 222nd Personnel Service Company Detachment, 45th Medical Company, 68th Medical Group, 44th Medical Brigade, RVN. He had been in country 390 Days.
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Merrill Reich
Merrill Reich
First Lieutenant · Infantry · Class 30 (1967)
First Lieutenant Merrill Dale Reich, Jr IN 30-67 died from gun or small arms fire 27 May 1968 while serving with Detachment B-52 (Project Delta), 5th Special Forces Group, RVN. For action on this date he was awarded the Silver Star. He had been in country 12 Days.
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James Clark
James Clark
First Lieutenant · Infantry · Class 47 (1967)
First Lieutenant James Woodford Clark IN 47-67 died from an other explosive device 27 May 1969 while serving with Headquarters Company, 2nd Infantry, 1st Infantry Division, RVN. He had been in country 287 Days.
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Robert Bensberg
Robert Bensberg
Captain · Infantry · Class 29 (1967)
Captain Robert Trame Bensberg IN 29-67 died from artillery, rocket or mortar fire 27 May 1969 while serving with 1st Platoon, A Company, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, RVN. He had been in country 42 Days.
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William White
William White
Captain · Armor · Class 8 (1967)
Captain William Joseph White, Jr AR 8-67 died from gun or small arms fire 27 May 1970 while serving with Advisory Team 1, HQ, MACV Advisors, RVN. He had been in country 211 Days.
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Paul Carter
Paul Carter
Captain · Infantry · Class 512 (1968)
Captain Paul Dean Carter IN 512-68 died from air loss 27 May 1968 while serving with D Troup, 3rd Squadron, 5th Cavalry, 5th Infantry Division, RVN. He had been in country 223 Days.
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Data sourced from Army OCS Graduate records and official military archives.