★ Remembrances On This Day ★
"All gave some. These gave all."
September 1
2 DIC • 1 Award
DICs September 1
James Lahti
First Lieutenant · Infantry · Class 48 (1967)
First Lieutenant James Walter Lahti IN 48-67 died from gun or small arms fire on 1 September 1968 while serving with Company B, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry, 1st Infantry Division. He had been in country 19 days.
First Lieutenant · Infantry · Class 48 (1967)
First Lieutenant James Walter Lahti IN 48-67 died from gun or small arms fire on 1 September 1968 while serving with Company B, 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry, 1st Infantry Division. He had been in country 19 days.
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Arthur Tomaschek
Captain · Infantry · Class 61 (1967)
Captain Arthur Tomaschek IN 61-67 died from hostile fire causing a helicopter to crash on 1 September 1971 while serving with H Troop, 16th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, RVN. He had been in country 26 days.
Captain · Infantry · Class 61 (1967)
Captain Arthur Tomaschek IN 61-67 died from hostile fire causing a helicopter to crash on 1 September 1971 while serving with H Troop, 16th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, RVN. He had been in country 26 days.
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Awards September 1
✦ DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS ✦
Sylvester Porubsky
First Lieutenant · Infantry · Class 188 (1943)
First Lieutenant Sylvester Vincent Porubsky IN 188-43 was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for actions on 1 September 1950 while serving with Company A, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division near Chirwon-ni, Korea. Lieutenant Porubsky led his platoon in a charge which destroyed the hostile ranks with grenades and rifle fire, accounted for thirty enemy dead, and secured a vital position in the battalion defense line. Following his Distinguished Service Cross action on 1 September, Lieutenant Porubsky was subsequently killed in action five days later on 6 September 1950. He was inducted into the OCS Hall of Fame in 2024.
First Lieutenant · Infantry · Class 188 (1943)
First Lieutenant Sylvester Vincent Porubsky IN 188-43 was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for actions on 1 September 1950 while serving with Company A, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division near Chirwon-ni, Korea. Lieutenant Porubsky led his platoon in a charge which destroyed the hostile ranks with grenades and rifle fire, accounted for thirty enemy dead, and secured a vital position in the battalion defense line. Following his Distinguished Service Cross action on 1 September, Lieutenant Porubsky was subsequently killed in action five days later on 6 September 1950. 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.