★ Remembrances On This Day ★
"All gave some. These gave all."
September 15
4 DIC • 1 Award
DICs September 15
Peter B. Rich
First Lieutenant · Infantry · Class 46 (1967)
First Lieutenant Peter Bernard Rich IN 46-67 died from multiple fragmentation wounds on 15 September 1968 while serving with Company C, 1st Battalion, 61st Infantry, 5th Infantry Division, RVN. He had been in country 51 days.
First Lieutenant · Infantry · Class 46 (1967)
First Lieutenant Peter Bernard Rich IN 46-67 died from multiple fragmentation wounds on 15 September 1968 while serving with Company C, 1st Battalion, 61st Infantry, 5th Infantry Division, RVN. He had been in country 51 days.
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William R. Goolsby
First Lieutenant · Infantry · Class 28 (1969)
First Lieutenant William Ray Goolsby, Jr IN 28-69 died when a grenade went off prematurely on 15 September 1970 while serving with Detachment B-50 (Project Delta), Command and Control South, Military Assistance Command Vietnam-Studies and Observations Group, 5th Special Forces Group, RVN. He had been in country 44 days.
First Lieutenant · Infantry · Class 28 (1969)
First Lieutenant William Ray Goolsby, Jr IN 28-69 died when a grenade went off prematurely on 15 September 1970 while serving with Detachment B-50 (Project Delta), Command and Control South, Military Assistance Command Vietnam-Studies and Observations Group, 5th Special Forces Group, RVN. He had been in country 44 days.
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Albert F. Ammann
First Lieutenant · Field Artillery · Class 2 (1969)
First Lieutenant Albert Frank Ammann FA 2-69 died from hostile fire on 15 September 1970 while serving as an aerial observer with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, Division Artillery, Americal Division, RVN. He had been in country 505 days.
First Lieutenant · Field Artillery · Class 2 (1969)
First Lieutenant Albert Frank Ammann FA 2-69 died from hostile fire on 15 September 1970 while serving as an aerial observer with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, Division Artillery, Americal Division, RVN. He had been in country 505 days.
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Wayne A. McConkey
Captain · Infantry · Class RC2 (1965)
Captain Wayne Allen McConkey IN RC2-65 died from a fixed wing aircraft crash on 15 September 1970 while serving as a pilot with 21st Aviation Company, 212th Aviation Battalion, 16th Aviation Group, Americal Division, RVN. He had been in country 122 days.
Captain · Infantry · Class RC2 (1965)
Captain Wayne Allen McConkey IN RC2-65 died from a fixed wing aircraft crash on 15 September 1970 while serving as a pilot with 21st Aviation Company, 212th Aviation Battalion, 16th Aviation Group, Americal Division, RVN. He had been in country 122 days.
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Awards September 15
✦ DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS ✦
Leslie D. Kennedy
Major · Infantry · Class 8 (1964)
Major (then First Lieutenant) Leslie D. Kennedy IN 8-64 was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for actions on 15 September 1966 while serving with Company A, 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 502nd Infantry, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, RVN. He was inducted into the OCS Hall of Fame in 2024.
Major · Infantry · Class 8 (1964)
Major (then First Lieutenant) Leslie D. Kennedy IN 8-64 was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for actions on 15 September 1966 while serving with Company A, 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 502nd Infantry, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, RVN. 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.