★ Remembrances On This Day ★
"All gave some. These gave all."
September 23
1 DIC • 1 Award
DICs September 23
Stephen J. Chaney
Captain · Infantry · Class 9 (1967)
Captain Stephen John Chaney IN 9-67 died as a result of shrapnel wounds received from an errant rocket fired from U.S. helicopter gunships during a reconnaissance patrol on 23 September 1969 while serving with Reconnaissance Team Missouri, Command and Control North, Military Assistance Command Vietnam-Studies and Observations Group, 5th Special Forces Group, RVN. He had been in country 663 days.
Captain · Infantry · Class 9 (1967)
Captain Stephen John Chaney IN 9-67 died as a result of shrapnel wounds received from an errant rocket fired from U.S. helicopter gunships during a reconnaissance patrol on 23 September 1969 while serving with Reconnaissance Team Missouri, Command and Control North, Military Assistance Command Vietnam-Studies and Observations Group, 5th Special Forces Group, RVN. He had been in country 663 days.
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✦ DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS ✦
Walter S. Lewis
First Lieutenant · Infantry · Class 381 (1944)
First Lieutenant Walter Sheldon Lewis IN 381-44 was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for actions on 23 September 1951 while serving with Company C, 1st Battalion, 23d Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division in Korea. Disregarding the heavy fire being concentrated on him by the enemy, he fearlessly attacked the position and destroyed it with grenades. After shouting to his men to move forward, he maneuvered around the crest of the enemy-held hill and neutralized the hostile emplacements, one by one.
First Lieutenant · Infantry · Class 381 (1944)
First Lieutenant Walter Sheldon Lewis IN 381-44 was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for actions on 23 September 1951 while serving with Company C, 1st Battalion, 23d Infantry Regiment, 2d Infantry Division in Korea. Disregarding the heavy fire being concentrated on him by the enemy, he fearlessly attacked the position and destroyed it with grenades. After shouting to his men to move forward, he maneuvered around the crest of the enemy-held hill and neutralized the hostile emplacements, one by one.
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Data sourced from Army OCS Graduate records and official military archives.