As of 2023, remains have not been recovered.
Honored at the Honolulu Memorial.
21 Apr 1976, date US Army changed his MIA Status to presumptive finding of death
US Army Special Forces, Spike Team Leader of ST Texas, FOB 1, Phu Bai, Ops 35
Recon patrol in Laos MIA-Presumptive finding of death. SGT Seymour called in two air strikes on a discovered Viet Cong position. After the air strikes, the team was directed to make a Bomb Damage Assessment [BDA] but decided to set up an ambush on a trail junction 11 miles inside of Laos northwest of Ben Het in the Dale Xow River Valley. Before the ambush location could be completed, two large hostile columns converged and noticed a propaganda poster tacked to a tree that had not been there before and began a search of the area, spotting the forward security element of the team which opened fire on the hostile force and the team came under heavy enemy fire. The team retreated to a defensive position, and again came under enemy fire. The team conducted an E&E maneuver. No one saw Sgt Seymour after the defensive position came under attack. No search was made due to the heavy enemy activity in the area.
Honored at the Honolulu Memorial.
21 Apr 1976, date US Army changed his MIA Status to presumptive finding of death
US Army Special Forces, Spike Team Leader of ST Texas, FOB 1, Phu Bai, Ops 35
Recon patrol in Laos MIA-Presumptive finding of death. SGT Seymour called in two air strikes on a discovered Viet Cong position. After the air strikes, the team was directed to make a Bomb Damage Assessment [BDA] but decided to set up an ambush on a trail junction 11 miles inside of Laos northwest of Ben Het in the Dale Xow River Valley. Before the ambush location could be completed, two large hostile columns converged and noticed a propaganda poster tacked to a tree that had not been there before and began a search of the area, spotting the forward security element of the team which opened fire on the hostile force and the team came under heavy enemy fire. The team retreated to a defensive position, and again came under enemy fire. The team conducted an E&E maneuver. No one saw Sgt Seymour after the defensive position came under attack. No search was made due to the heavy enemy activity in the area.
As of 2023, remains have not been recovered.
Honored at the Honolulu Memorial.
21 Apr 1976, date US Army changed his MIA Status to presumptive finding of death
US Army Special Forces, Spike Team Leader of ST Texas, FOB 1, Phu Bai, Ops 35
Recon patrol in Laos MIA-Presumptive finding of death. SGT Seymour called in two air strikes on a discovered Viet Cong position. After the air strikes, the team was directed to make a Bomb Damage Assessment [BDA] but decided to set up an ambush on a trail junction 11 miles inside of Laos northwest of Ben Het in the Dale Xow River Valley. Before the ambush location could be completed, two large hostile columns converged and noticed a propaganda poster tacked to a tree that had not been there before and began a search of the area, spotting the forward security element of the team which opened fire on the hostile force and the team came under heavy enemy fire. The team retreated to a defensive position, and again came under enemy fire. The team conducted an E&E maneuver. No one saw Sgt Seymour after the defensive position came under attack. No search was made due to the heavy enemy activity in the area.
Honored at the Honolulu Memorial.
21 Apr 1976, date US Army changed his MIA Status to presumptive finding of death
US Army Special Forces, Spike Team Leader of ST Texas, FOB 1, Phu Bai, Ops 35
Recon patrol in Laos MIA-Presumptive finding of death. SGT Seymour called in two air strikes on a discovered Viet Cong position. After the air strikes, the team was directed to make a Bomb Damage Assessment [BDA] but decided to set up an ambush on a trail junction 11 miles inside of Laos northwest of Ben Het in the Dale Xow River Valley. Before the ambush location could be completed, two large hostile columns converged and noticed a propaganda poster tacked to a tree that had not been there before and began a search of the area, spotting the forward security element of the team which opened fire on the hostile force and the team came under heavy enemy fire. The team retreated to a defensive position, and again came under enemy fire. The team conducted an E&E maneuver. No one saw Sgt Seymour after the defensive position came under attack. No search was made due to the heavy enemy activity in the area.
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