Richard Norman Gereau
Captain
HHC, 2ND BN, 28TH INFANTRY, 1ST INF DIV, USARV
Army of the United States
Muskegon, Michigan
March 04, 1934 to March 05, 1966
RICHARD N GEREAU is on the Wall at Panel 5E, Line 117

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 Richard N Gereau
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1 Dec 2004

CPT Gereau was killed making an emergency ammunition resupply mission to some of the battalion's companies which were in heavy contact with a VC Heavy Weapons battalion and were running out of ammunition. The helicopter he was riding in was shot down while making the deliveries.

This was the same battle in which 2Lt Robert Hibbs of the battalion won the Medal of Honor.


 

A Note from The Virtual Wall

Six men died when UH-1D tail number 63-12995 was shot down north of Lai Khe by .51 caliber AAA fire:
  • Aircrew, B Co, 1st Avn Bn:
    • MAJ Lewis D. Bell, Fort Worth, TX, pilot (Dist Svc Cross)
    • CPT Robert M. Caliboso, Honolulu, HI, copilot (Dist Svc Cross)
    • SP5 Ray M. Barnwell, Newport, AR, gunner
    • SP5 Danny A. Neth, Richland, WA, crew chief

  • HHC, 2nd Bn, 28th Inf Rgt:
    • CPT Richard N. Gereau, Muskegon, MI
    • SFC Gary W. Emmett, Lawton, OK

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