13 Nov 2006 Glendon was called Butch or Butchie by his family. I was one of his brothers, the next oldest boy. He had 4 brothers and 5 sisters. His sister Rosemary was born on Butchie's birthday. I remember a lot of spit fights between Butchie, me and my other brothers. It was a spitting game where we would spit at one another and one time Butch spit up a big one. He spit it across the room and it landed in my mouth!! I'll never forget that awful taste or hyena laugh from Butch. I will never forget my brother and the good times we had together. The good Lord got a good ONE and I hope he gave the VC and NVA a hard time. Butchie received the Silver Star and Purple Heart for saving his officer's life and 3 others. We are all proud and miss him terribly. Thank you and God bless. Sincerely Thomas Barnett USN 1968-1974 31 Highland Avenue Apt 3 Barre, Vermont 05641 Email Unavailable

 

On 14 June 1967 six men from Bravo Company 1/16 Infantry were killed in an engagement at Xom Bo in Binh Duong Province: 2LT Robert R. Roush, Chicago, IL SSG Robert E. Thompson, Leesville, LA SP4 Glendon R. Barnett, Jaffrey, NH (Silver Star) SP4 Richard G. Brown, Clearwater, MN SP4 Richard A. Cable, Shelby, IN SP4 Frank A. Giacobello, Coatesville, PA Department of the Army Headquarters 1st Infantry Division APO San Francisco General Orders Number 5346                                                                        27 July 1967 Award of the Silver Star 1. TC 439.   The following AWARD is announced posthumously. BARNETT, GLENDON ROMAN (SSN) SPECIALIST FOURTH CLASS United States Army, Company B, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment Awarded: Silver Star Date of action: 14 June 1967 Theater: Republic of Vietnam Authority: By direction of the President, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918 (amended by an act of July 25, 1963) Reason: For gallantry in action against a hostile force while serving with Company B, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, in the Republic of Vietnam on 14 June 1967. On this date during Operation BILLINGS, Specialist Barnett was serving s the platoon leader's radio-telephone operator while on a search and destroy mission. While moving through an area of dense jungle near Chu Linh, they were violently attacked by a large hostile force. The friendly unit quickly formed a perimeter and began to return fire. Specialist Barnett realized that three men were missing and, with complete disregard for his personal safety, he moved to the area of initial contact to try to locate them. He maintained his search, despite intense volley's of insurgent fire directed at him, until he found the missing soldiers. He then led the soldiers back through the vicious enemy fire to the perimeter. Once there, he saw that his platoon leader was temporarily blind and deaf from a hostile grenade explosion. Specialist Barnett led the wounded officer to a position of relative safety and then continued to transmit situation reports to his company commander, and adjust air strikes and artillery fire for his platoon. As the battle increased in intensity, Specialist Barnett covered his radio with his body to protect it from hostile fire, realizing it was the only communications link with other friendly units. Later in the battle, Specialist Barnett saw three insurgents approach his platoon leader's position. He quickly shouted to attract their attention and then took them under fire. He succeeded in killing three Viet Cong before he was mortally wounded by hostile fire. His great courage and decisive actions under fire undoubtedly saved the life of his platoon leader and contributed immeasurably to the overwhelming rout of the enemy force. Specialist Fourth Class Barnett's unquestionable valor in close combat against numerically superior hostile forces is in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, the 1st Infantry Division, and the United States Army.               FOR THE COMMANDER: OFFICIAL:                                      (NAME OF OFFICER)                                                       Colonel, GS (Signature)                                    Chief of Staff NAME OF OFFICER RANK, AGC Asst AG SP4 Barnett was survived by his mother Virginia Jean (Cerasoli) Barnett (1924-2000), his father Glendon "Dub" Goslant Barnett (1924-2009), 4 brothers (Thomas Charles, Timothy John, Mitchell Goslant, and Roger Anthony), and 5 sisters (JoAnne Lee, Joanna Lynn, Rosemary Nora, Pamela Eve, and Glenda Jean). SP4 Glendon Barnett and his mother are buried in Durant Cemetery, Cabot, Washington County, Vermont and his father is buried in Saint Joseph Cemetery, Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut (His parents divorced in 1965). - - The Virtual Wall, July 22, 2018

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