SP4 Breshears #
MOS:
Kenneth arrived in Vietnam 8 October 1966 and was assigned to B Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, USARV.
On 31 March 1967, A, B, C Companies conducted S&D operations to the west of the battalion base. The Recon Platoon remained in reserve with the battalion command group. A Company made contact with hostile forces at 0830H, exchanging small arms fire with negative results.
At 1034H B Company had one APC struck by an RPG-2 round. The fire was received from a trench line less than 1,000 meters south of the Cambodian Border. At 1052H while searching the area, B Company received more RPG-2 fire with negative hits. The area was taken under fire with 81mm mortars and organic weapons fire. At 1059H, B Company APCs were hit by RPG-2 rounds. At 1125H, another APC was hit by RPG fire. Contact was broken at 1140H. At 1345H, B Company made contact in the same general area. One APC was hit by RPG fire, and contact was immediately broken. In all, four Bobcats from B Company were killed and 16 were wounded.
At 1645H an APC from C Company hit an AT mine, resulting in 4 Bobcats being wounded. All units closed the battalion base by 1815H.
Survived by his parents, Mr and Mrs Sheridan M Breshears of 561 Orange Avenue, Holtville, California.
He was a resident of Riverbank, Stanislaus Co., California, United States
MOS:
Kenneth arrived in Vietnam 8 October 1966 and was assigned to B Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, USARV.
On 31 March 1967, A, B, C Companies conducted S&D operations to the west of the battalion base. The Recon Platoon remained in reserve with the battalion command group. A Company made contact with hostile forces at 0830H, exchanging small arms fire with negative results.
At 1034H B Company had one APC struck by an RPG-2 round. The fire was received from a trench line less than 1,000 meters south of the Cambodian Border. At 1052H while searching the area, B Company received more RPG-2 fire with negative hits. The area was taken under fire with 81mm mortars and organic weapons fire. At 1059H, B Company APCs were hit by RPG-2 rounds. At 1125H, another APC was hit by RPG fire. Contact was broken at 1140H. At 1345H, B Company made contact in the same general area. One APC was hit by RPG fire, and contact was immediately broken. In all, four Bobcats from B Company were killed and 16 were wounded.
At 1645H an APC from C Company hit an AT mine, resulting in 4 Bobcats being wounded. All units closed the battalion base by 1815H.
Survived by his parents, Mr and Mrs Sheridan M Breshears of 561 Orange Avenue, Holtville, California.
He was a resident of Riverbank, Stanislaus Co., California, United States
SP4 Breshears #
MOS:
Kenneth arrived in Vietnam 8 October 1966 and was assigned to B Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, USARV.
On 31 March 1967, A, B, C Companies conducted S&D operations to the west of the battalion base. The Recon Platoon remained in reserve with the battalion command group. A Company made contact with hostile forces at 0830H, exchanging small arms fire with negative results.
At 1034H B Company had one APC struck by an RPG-2 round. The fire was received from a trench line less than 1,000 meters south of the Cambodian Border. At 1052H while searching the area, B Company received more RPG-2 fire with negative hits. The area was taken under fire with 81mm mortars and organic weapons fire. At 1059H, B Company APCs were hit by RPG-2 rounds. At 1125H, another APC was hit by RPG fire. Contact was broken at 1140H. At 1345H, B Company made contact in the same general area. One APC was hit by RPG fire, and contact was immediately broken. In all, four Bobcats from B Company were killed and 16 were wounded.
At 1645H an APC from C Company hit an AT mine, resulting in 4 Bobcats being wounded. All units closed the battalion base by 1815H.
Survived by his parents, Mr and Mrs Sheridan M Breshears of 561 Orange Avenue, Holtville, California.
He was a resident of Riverbank, Stanislaus Co., California, United States
MOS:
Kenneth arrived in Vietnam 8 October 1966 and was assigned to B Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, USARV.
On 31 March 1967, A, B, C Companies conducted S&D operations to the west of the battalion base. The Recon Platoon remained in reserve with the battalion command group. A Company made contact with hostile forces at 0830H, exchanging small arms fire with negative results.
At 1034H B Company had one APC struck by an RPG-2 round. The fire was received from a trench line less than 1,000 meters south of the Cambodian Border. At 1052H while searching the area, B Company received more RPG-2 fire with negative hits. The area was taken under fire with 81mm mortars and organic weapons fire. At 1059H, B Company APCs were hit by RPG-2 rounds. At 1125H, another APC was hit by RPG fire. Contact was broken at 1140H. At 1345H, B Company made contact in the same general area. One APC was hit by RPG fire, and contact was immediately broken. In all, four Bobcats from B Company were killed and 16 were wounded.
At 1645H an APC from C Company hit an AT mine, resulting in 4 Bobcats being wounded. All units closed the battalion base by 1815H.
Survived by his parents, Mr and Mrs Sheridan M Breshears of 561 Orange Avenue, Holtville, California.
He was a resident of Riverbank, Stanislaus Co., California, United States
