Anthony John Estella

Platoon Sergeant
D CO, 5TH BN, 7TH CAVALRY, 1 CAV DIV
Army of the United States
26 October 1937 - 23 October 1967
Columbia, South Carolina
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1 CAV DIV

7TH CAV RGT 		Combat Infantry

Purple Heart, Good Conduct, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for Anthony John Estella

02 May 2007

With love, pride, and ever fond remembrances. Irv

From his brother,
Irving Douglas Estella
djestella@verizon.net

A Note from The Virtual Wall

On 23 Oct 1967 D Company, 5/7th Cavalry, lost eleven men killed in action near Van Dong, Quang Tin Province:
  • PSGT Anthony J. Estella, Columbia, SC
  • SGT Kenney D. Chappell, Shreveport, LA
  • CPL Daniel B. Herrell, Anaheim, CA
  • CPL Leroy Hopkins, Florence, AZ
  • SP4 Charles E. Mullis, Waycross, GA
  • SP4 Joseph P. Pink, San Jacinto, CA
  • PFC George H. Colbert, Salt Lake City, UT
  • PFC Dean H. Messersmith, Port Angeles, WA
  • PFC Robert F. Shaw, Clearwater, FL
  • PFC Robert G. Tschumper, La Crescent, MN
  • PFC George M. Vineyard, San Antonio, TX
In addition, four men from 5/7's other companies died that day:
  • A Company: SSG Warren D. Campbell, Cherryville, NC
  • B Company: 1LT Robert J. Sime, Tolna, ND
  • C Company: SFC William Ford, Lexington, NC
  • HHC: CPL Edward L. Bieber, Bloomfield, CT (medic)


The point-of-contact for this memorial is
his brother,
Irving Douglas Estella
djestella@verizon.net


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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 02 May 2007
Last updated 05/07/2007