★ Remembrances On This Day ★
"All gave some. These gave all."
August 26
4 DIC
DICs August 26
Edward Cribb
Captain · Infantry · Class 3 (1960)
Captain Edward Bernard Cribb IN 3-60 died when his parachute failing to fully open after his aircraft was hit by hostile fire 26 August 1963 while serving as a pilot with the 23rd Special Warfare Aviation Detachment, 5th Special Forces Group, RVN. Days in country not reported.
Captain · Infantry · Class 3 (1960)
Captain Edward Bernard Cribb IN 3-60 died when his parachute failing to fully open after his aircraft was hit by hostile fire 26 August 1963 while serving as a pilot with the 23rd Special Warfare Aviation Detachment, 5th Special Forces Group, RVN. Days in country not reported.
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Norman Baldwin
Captain · Armor · Class 18 (1966)
Captain Norman Earl Baldwin AR 18-66 died from gun or small arms fire 26 August 1968 while serving with Detachment B-20, Company B, 5th Special Forces Group, RVN. For his actions on this date, he was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. He had been in country 472 days.
Captain · Armor · Class 18 (1966)
Captain Norman Earl Baldwin AR 18-66 died from gun or small arms fire 26 August 1968 while serving with Detachment B-20, Company B, 5th Special Forces Group, RVN. For his actions on this date, he was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. He had been in country 472 days.
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Fred Pratt
First Lieutenant · Infantry · Class 16 (1967)
First Lieutenant Fred Omar Pratt IN 16-67 died from gun or small arms fire 26 August 1968 while serving as a pilot with 155th Assault Helicopter Company, 10th Aviation Battalion, 17th Aviation Group, 1st Aviation Brigade, RVN. He had been in country 84 days.
First Lieutenant · Infantry · Class 16 (1967)
First Lieutenant Fred Omar Pratt IN 16-67 died from gun or small arms fire 26 August 1968 while serving as a pilot with 155th Assault Helicopter Company, 10th Aviation Battalion, 17th Aviation Group, 1st Aviation Brigade, RVN. He had been in country 84 days.
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Lawrence Bullen
First Lieutenant · Infantry · Class 51 (1967)
First Lieutenant Lawrence Randolph Bullen IN 51-67 died from gun or small arms fire 26 August 1968 while serving with Company D 4th Battalion, 21st Infantry, 11th Infantry Brigade, Americal Div, RVN. He had been in country 137 days.
First Lieutenant · Infantry · Class 51 (1967)
First Lieutenant Lawrence Randolph Bullen IN 51-67 died from gun or small arms fire 26 August 1968 while serving with Company D 4th Battalion, 21st Infantry, 11th Infantry Brigade, Americal Div, RVN. He had been in country 137 days.
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Data sourced from Army OCS Graduate records and official military archives.