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KIA Good Friday 1968

On 11 April 1968 three companies from the 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry were airlifted into a remote clearing north of Dau Tieng. The soldiers established a defensive perimeter, put out listening posts, and settled in for the night. On the morning of 12 April 1968 - Good Friday - the perimeter started receiving light probing fire, followed by a heavy bombardment with mortars. A massive ground attack began, with Bravo 3/22 pushed back from their defensive line and hand-to-hand fighting inside the perimeter. By 0630, 3/22 had ejected the enemy and reestablished their perimeter defense. Charlie 2/22 arrived on scene and the enemy withdrew in haste, leaving 153 dead behind. Twenty American Heroes died in the fight.

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Spec Edward Coe Beckwith

7 Sep 1946 – 12 Apr 1968

Pineville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, USA

Russell Hubbard “Russ” Cornish

28 Sep 1942 – 12 Apr 1968

Millington, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA

PFC John Edd Cunningham Jr.

10 Feb 1947 – 12 Apr 1968

Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA

Plot info: SECTION H SITE 256

PFC Robert Wayne Ellsworth

21 Jun 1946 – 12 Apr 1968

Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado, USA

Plot info: Singing Towers

PFC Gary Richard Holland

3 Jul 1947 – 12 Apr 1968

Fort Gibson, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, USA

Plot info: 10, 2303

Spec Robert Lee “Bobby” Melton Jr.

9 Jan 1948 – 12 Apr 1968

Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA

Plot info: Section # 52, Row 15, Lot 2

Corp Reynaldo Nava Orozco

6 Oct 1947 – 12 Apr 1968

Sinton, San Patricio County, Texas, USA

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