Donald Ray Sizemore

The database page for Donald Ray Sizemore

24 Jul 2006 I was with him the night he died and I think about him all of the time. I want to make sure that he is not forgotten. We lost a few men that night, but Donny was a friend and a memorable young guy. My memory does not let me remember much about him anymore. From a friend, Ray Huston rayofaz@cox.net

A Note from The Virtual Wall "A" Troop, 3/5th Cavalry, is known to have lost two men on 20 August 1968 - SFC Clarence Fulton of Baltimore, Maryland, and SGT Donald R. Sizemore. Donald R. Sizemore is buried in Section B, White Rose Cemetery, Pacolet, Spartanburg County, South Carolina. 9TH INFANTRY DIVISION DMZ BRANCH The 3rd/5th Cavalry was dismounted in February, 1943, and re-organized under Infantry Tables of Organization and Equipment. It was re-organized wholly as Infantry in July, 1945, but retained its Cavalry designation. After Korea, the 3rd/5th Cavalry was de-activated in 1958. In 1966, it was activated for duty with the 9th Infantry Division "Old Reliables". Upon arrival, the Black Knights joined in the Division's first major contact of the war -- Operation Colby in 1967. After the grim Tet attacks (1968), General Westmoreland reassigned Troops A, B C, and HQ, 3rd/5th Armored Cavalry to the DMZ to bolster armored firepower there. The 9th Division unit was sent to Wunder Beach, 15 miles south of the DMZ, making it the northern-most 9th Division unit. For tactical purposes, the Cavalry units were under the operational control of I Corps. Unique is the fact that the bulk of the 9th Division remained in the Mekong Delta south of Saigon. While the men wore the 9th Division patch, they fought with many other divisional elements in the northern provinces, including the 1st and 3rd Marine Divisions, the 5th Infantry Division (Mech), the 101st Airborne, and the 1st Air Cavalry.

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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 24 Jul 2006
Last updated 08/10/2009