James Clyde Kraynak

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01 Jun 2008 REMEMBERED by a cousin, Deb Munnings thedoctress@aol.com

A Note from The Virtual Wall Nui Ba Den Mountain, an extinct volcano, rises in splendid isolation out of the rice paddies north of Tay Ninh City. Covered with jungle and riddled with caves and tunnels, the "Black Virgin" mountain was home to VC units throughout the war - but the top of the mountain belonged to the US Army and was home to a radio relay station. Although the VC/NVA made several attempts to capture or destroy the relay station they were not successful. On 17 August 1968 a series of attacks occurred in Tay Ninh Province, leading to a month's hard fighting. The 25th Infantry Division's After-Action Report for the Battle of Tay Ninh City contains the following entry for the night of 17/18 August: The eight US soldiers who died at Nui Ba Den were 125th Sig Bn, 25th Inf Div SP4 Ronald M. Heinecke, Theresa, WI, Prov Sig Company PFC Arturo S. Zamora, Mathis, TX, C Company A Company, 3rd Bn, 22nd Infantry, 25th Inf Div SGT James C. Kraynak, Connellsville, PA SGT Kenneth L. Krom, Walkersville, MD SP4 James R. Moncrief, Cordova, AL PFC Gilbert T. Delgado, Houston, TX PFC Roy D. Lowe, Charlotte Court House, VA F Company, 50th Infantry, 25th Inf Div PFC Lorenzo Sewell, Sayreton, AL

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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 01 Jun 2008
Last updated 06/02/2008