SP4 Young #16900673
MOS: 11B20 Infantryman.
Paul enlisted in the US Army 1 January 1967 and arrived in Vietnam 27 September
1967, where he was assigned to A Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, USARV.
On 15 March 1968, Companies A and B conducted operations in the northwest area of the Filhol near Bao Trang and 9 kilometers north of the Cu Chi Village. At 1410 hours, at that location Company B found an ammunition cache of over 12,000 small arms rounds.
One man from Company B passed out and fell into a water well. A second man was lowered d into the well with belt links fastened to his own belt. He passed out and the belt broke dropping him into the well. A third man attempted rescue, wearing a gas mask, but he too passed out. He was pulled out and a forth man was lowed in with a gas mask, but he also passed out. A man was lowered down and holding his breath, retrieved the men in the well one at a time.
Two of the Bobcats could not be revived and died. A third man died while enroute to hospital on a dust-off. Paul died as a result of drowning while attempting to rescue a soldier that had fallen into the water well.
Survived by his step-father and mother, Virgil E and Betty V McCarthy Sr and a step-brother; Virgil E McCarthy Jr of 14300 Dragon Trail, Mishawaka, Indiana.
MOS: 11B20 Infantryman.
Paul enlisted in the US Army 1 January 1967 and arrived in Vietnam 27 September
1967, where he was assigned to A Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, USARV.
On 15 March 1968, Companies A and B conducted operations in the northwest area of the Filhol near Bao Trang and 9 kilometers north of the Cu Chi Village. At 1410 hours, at that location Company B found an ammunition cache of over 12,000 small arms rounds.
One man from Company B passed out and fell into a water well. A second man was lowered d into the well with belt links fastened to his own belt. He passed out and the belt broke dropping him into the well. A third man attempted rescue, wearing a gas mask, but he too passed out. He was pulled out and a forth man was lowed in with a gas mask, but he also passed out. A man was lowered down and holding his breath, retrieved the men in the well one at a time.
Two of the Bobcats could not be revived and died. A third man died while enroute to hospital on a dust-off. Paul died as a result of drowning while attempting to rescue a soldier that had fallen into the water well.
Survived by his step-father and mother, Virgil E and Betty V McCarthy Sr and a step-brother; Virgil E McCarthy Jr of 14300 Dragon Trail, Mishawaka, Indiana.
SP4 Young #16900673
MOS: 11B20 Infantryman.
Paul enlisted in the US Army 1 January 1967 and arrived in Vietnam 27 September
1967, where he was assigned to A Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, USARV.
On 15 March 1968, Companies A and B conducted operations in the northwest area of the Filhol near Bao Trang and 9 kilometers north of the Cu Chi Village. At 1410 hours, at that location Company B found an ammunition cache of over 12,000 small arms rounds.
One man from Company B passed out and fell into a water well. A second man was lowered d into the well with belt links fastened to his own belt. He passed out and the belt broke dropping him into the well. A third man attempted rescue, wearing a gas mask, but he too passed out. He was pulled out and a forth man was lowed in with a gas mask, but he also passed out. A man was lowered down and holding his breath, retrieved the men in the well one at a time.
Two of the Bobcats could not be revived and died. A third man died while enroute to hospital on a dust-off. Paul died as a result of drowning while attempting to rescue a soldier that had fallen into the water well.
Survived by his step-father and mother, Virgil E and Betty V McCarthy Sr and a step-brother; Virgil E McCarthy Jr of 14300 Dragon Trail, Mishawaka, Indiana.
MOS: 11B20 Infantryman.
Paul enlisted in the US Army 1 January 1967 and arrived in Vietnam 27 September
1967, where he was assigned to A Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, USARV.
On 15 March 1968, Companies A and B conducted operations in the northwest area of the Filhol near Bao Trang and 9 kilometers north of the Cu Chi Village. At 1410 hours, at that location Company B found an ammunition cache of over 12,000 small arms rounds.
One man from Company B passed out and fell into a water well. A second man was lowered d into the well with belt links fastened to his own belt. He passed out and the belt broke dropping him into the well. A third man attempted rescue, wearing a gas mask, but he too passed out. He was pulled out and a forth man was lowed in with a gas mask, but he also passed out. A man was lowered down and holding his breath, retrieved the men in the well one at a time.
Two of the Bobcats could not be revived and died. A third man died while enroute to hospital on a dust-off. Paul died as a result of drowning while attempting to rescue a soldier that had fallen into the water well.
Survived by his step-father and mother, Virgil E and Betty V McCarthy Sr and a step-brother; Virgil E McCarthy Jr of 14300 Dragon Trail, Mishawaka, Indiana.
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