★ Remembrances On This Day ★
"All gave some. These gave all."
July 1
3 DIC • 1 Award
DICs July 1
Henry O'Kusky
Second Lieutenant · Infantry · Class 47 (1967)
Second Lieutenant Henry Joseph O'Kusky, Jr. IN 47-67 died from multiple fragmentation wounds on 1 July 1968 while serving with Company D, 2d Battalion, 7th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, RVN. For action on this date he was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for actions He had been in country 10 days.
Second Lieutenant · Infantry · Class 47 (1967)
Second Lieutenant Henry Joseph O'Kusky, Jr. IN 47-67 died from multiple fragmentation wounds on 1 July 1968 while serving with Company D, 2d Battalion, 7th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, RVN. For action on this date he was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for actions He had been in country 10 days.
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Lyle Slane
First Lieutenant · Infantry · Class 11 (1967)
First Lieutenant Lyle Edward Slane IN 11-67 died of a non-hostile illness on 1 July 1968 while serving with Detachment A-251, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces (Airborne), RVN. He had been in country 138 days.
First Lieutenant · Infantry · Class 11 (1967)
First Lieutenant Lyle Edward Slane IN 11-67 died of a non-hostile illness on 1 July 1968 while serving with Detachment A-251, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces (Airborne), RVN. He had been in country 138 days.
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Terry Mote
Second Lieutenant · Infantry · Class 523 (1968)
First Lieutenant Terry Alan Mote IN 523-68 died as the result of injuries sustained in an aircraft crash on 1 July 1970 while serving with the 189th Assault Aviation Company, 52nd Aviation Battalion, 17th Aviation Group, 1st Aviation Brigade, RVN. He had been in country 75 days.
Second Lieutenant · Infantry · Class 523 (1968)
First Lieutenant Terry Alan Mote IN 523-68 died as the result of injuries sustained in an aircraft crash on 1 July 1970 while serving with the 189th Assault Aviation Company, 52nd Aviation Battalion, 17th Aviation Group, 1st Aviation Brigade, RVN. He had been in country 75 days.
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Awards July 1
✦ DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS ✦
Henry O'Kusky
Second Lieutenant · Infantry · Class 47 (1967)
Second Lieutenant Henry Joseph O'Kusky, Jr. IN 47-67 was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for actions on 1 July 1968 while serving with Company D, 2d Battalion, 7th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, RVN. He had been in country 10 days.
Second Lieutenant · Infantry · Class 47 (1967)
Second Lieutenant Henry Joseph O'Kusky, Jr. IN 47-67 was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for actions on 1 July 1968 while serving with Company D, 2d Battalion, 7th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, RVN. He had been in country 10 days.
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Data sourced from Army OCS Graduate records and official military archives.