Samuel Gary Harris

Private First Class
2ND PLT, B CO, 1ST BN, 5TH INFANTRY, 25 INF DIV
Army of the United States
09 February 1944 - 21 July 1966
Cutler, Ohio
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25 INF DIV

5TH INF RGT 		Combat Infantry

Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for Samuel Gary Harris

29 May 2007

REMEMBERED

by his nephew,
Tim Harris
tharris1@neo.rr.com

A Note from The Virtual Wall

At 1600, 21 Jul 1966, the 2nd Platoon, B/1/5th Infantry, got into a firefight while conducting operations in the Fil Hol Rubber Plantation. During the fight, an armored personnel carrier maneuvered to attack the enemy's flank. The APC was totally destroyed when a command-detonated mine set off TNT and C-4 explosives carried within the APC. Seven men died in the incident:


The point-of-contact for this memorial is
his nephew,
Tim Harris
tharris1@neo.rr.com


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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 29 May 2007
Last updated 05/31/2007