John A. Kolwyck
Specialist Four
HHC, 1ST BN, 8TH CAVALRY, 1ST CAV DIV, USARV
Army of the United States
Darden, Tennessee
August 30, 1946 to August 19, 1969
JOHN A KOLWYCK is on the Wall at Panel W19, Line 69

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16 Jun 2007

On Flag Day, 2007, I saw your name on the KIA monument at the Henderson County Court Square in Lexington, TN along with all the other veterans from our other wars who, like you, gave the surpreme sacrifice, that we can remain free. Freedom comes with a price, it is not free. On behalf of all our local citizens, I want to say "Thank You". We honor you this day.

From a friend.
gpar200@charter.net


 

A Note from The Virtual Wall

The following extracts come for the 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Operations Log and the MACV Summary for 19 August 1969 respectively; they address the same night attack on the Quan Loi Base Camp:



The nine American soldiers who died in the attack were:

  • 81st Quartermaster Platoon, 29th GS Group
    • SGT William J. Dawson, Redwood City, CA
    • SP4 Reginald W. Burris, Ellendale, DE
    • SP4 Jimmie Miller, Chicago, IL
    • PFC Gaspar Cruz-Lebron, San Juan, PR

  • 576th Ord Co, 3rd Ord Bn, 29th GS Group
    • PFC Paul A. Sparks, Houston, TX

  • 1st Bn, 8th Cavalry
    • SP4 Raymond J. Ashnault, Cranford, NJ, A Company
    • SP4 John A. Kolwyck, Darden, TN, HQ Company
    • SP4 Robert G. Solomon, Rahway, NJ, C Company (Silver Star)
    • PVT Joseph P. Mobus, Harrison, NJ, HQ Company

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