★ Remembrances On This Day ★
"All gave some. These gave all."
August 25
3 DIC • 2 Awards
DICs August 25
Peter Knight
Captain · Infantry · Class 1 (1958)
Captain Peter Stanley Knight IN 1-58 died from multiple fragmentation wounds 25 August 1966 while serving with Company A, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division, RVN. For his actions on this date, he was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. He had been in country 45 days.
Captain · Infantry · Class 1 (1958)
Captain Peter Stanley Knight IN 1-58 died from multiple fragmentation wounds 25 August 1966 while serving with Company A, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division, RVN. For his actions on this date, he was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. He had been in country 45 days.
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Raymond Krobetzky
Second Lieutenant · Infantry · Class 65 (1967)
Second Lieutenant Raymond George Krobetzky IN 65-67 died from gun or small arms fire 25 August 1968 while serving with Company C, 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry, 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, RVN. He had been in country 193 days.
Second Lieutenant · Infantry · Class 65 (1967)
Second Lieutenant Raymond George Krobetzky IN 65-67 died from gun or small arms fire 25 August 1968 while serving with Company C, 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry, 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, RVN. He had been in country 193 days.
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Thomas Dostal
Second Lieutenant · Field Artillery · Class 3 (1969)
Second Lieutenant Thomas Jerome Dostal FA 3-69 died from gun or small arms fire 25 August 1969 while serving as a forward observer with Battery A, 3rd Battalion, 197th Artillery Regiment, 23rd Artillery Group, II Field Force, RVN. He had been in county 124 days.
Second Lieutenant · Field Artillery · Class 3 (1969)
Second Lieutenant Thomas Jerome Dostal FA 3-69 died from gun or small arms fire 25 August 1969 while serving as a forward observer with Battery A, 3rd Battalion, 197th Artillery Regiment, 23rd Artillery Group, II Field Force, RVN. He had been in county 124 days.
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Awards August 25
✦ DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS ✦
Peter Knight
Captain · Infantry · Class 1 (1958)
Captain Peter Stanley Knight IN 1-58 was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for actions on 25 August 1966 while commanding Company A, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division. He was inducted into the OCS Hall of Fame in 2024.
Captain · Infantry · Class 1 (1958)
Captain Peter Stanley Knight IN 1-58 was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for actions on 25 August 1966 while commanding Company A, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division. He was inducted into the OCS Hall of Fame in 2024.
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✦ DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS ✦
Norman Baldwin
Captain · Armor · Class 18 (1966)
Captain Norman Earl Baldwin AR 18-66 was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for actions on 25 August 1968 while serving with Detachment B-20, Company B, 5th Special Forces Group, RVN. He was inducted into the OCS Hall of Fame in 2020.
Captain · Armor · Class 18 (1966)
Captain Norman Earl Baldwin AR 18-66 was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for actions on 25 August 1968 while serving with Detachment B-20, Company B, 5th Special Forces Group, RVN. He was inducted into the OCS Hall of Fame in 2020.
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Data sourced from Army OCS Graduate records and official military archives.