MOS:
Raynald began his Vietnam tour 1 July 1965 and was assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade, 16th Armor, Company D.
It was believed that the political-military headquarters of the communists 4th military region that controlled Viet Cong were in an underground bunker system in the Ho Bo woods. This was reported through the interrogation of prisoners and aerial views of the area. Due to this information provided, a search and destroy mission was developed in January 1966. During Operation Crimp, Michael and 21 other soldiers were killed.
AWARD: Purple Heart
The other soldiers killed were:
PFC Richard C Amato
Jose C Birco (Buried in the Phillipines)
Sgt Sam James Burnell, Jr
Spec Arthur Denny Cavanagh
SSgt Joseph Clair Correll
Spec Gerald Lee Dailey
Spec Richard Earl Harper
PFC Joseph Ernest Hipp
Sgt Richard L Hollingsworth
PFC Jerry Nelson Hughes
William E Jordan (Burial Unknown)
Sgt Robert Leroy Killabrew
Sgt Noble Douglas McGehee
PFC Michael Peter Moran
Spec Willie James Robinson
SSgt Donald Raymond Sandve
PFC Daniel Lee Sherman
Spec Marvin Bonney Smith
Corp Laurence Nelson Sousa
Spec John William Thomas
PFC Richard Eugene Tucker
MOS:
Raynald began his Vietnam tour 1 July 1965 and was assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade, 16th Armor, Company D.
It was believed that the political-military headquarters of the communists 4th military region that controlled Viet Cong were in an underground bunker system in the Ho Bo woods. This was reported through the interrogation of prisoners and aerial views of the area. Due to this information provided, a search and destroy mission was developed in January 1966. During Operation Crimp, Michael and 21 other soldiers were killed.
AWARD: Purple Heart
The other soldiers killed were:
PFC Richard C Amato
Jose C Birco (Buried in the Phillipines)
Sgt Sam James Burnell, Jr
Spec Arthur Denny Cavanagh
SSgt Joseph Clair Correll
Spec Gerald Lee Dailey
Spec Richard Earl Harper
PFC Joseph Ernest Hipp
Sgt Richard L Hollingsworth
PFC Jerry Nelson Hughes
William E Jordan (Burial Unknown)
Sgt Robert Leroy Killabrew
Sgt Noble Douglas McGehee
PFC Michael Peter Moran
Spec Willie James Robinson
SSgt Donald Raymond Sandve
PFC Daniel Lee Sherman
Spec Marvin Bonney Smith
Corp Laurence Nelson Sousa
Spec John William Thomas
PFC Richard Eugene Tucker
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