Timothy Holton JohnsonPrivate First ClassC CO, 2ND BN, 8TH CAVALRY, 1 CAV DIV Army of the United States 03 December 1945 - 06 November 1965 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Panel 03E Line 024 |
|
|
The database page for Timothy Holton Johnson
I served with Timothy at Fort Campbell, Kentucky from 1963 to 1965. I was browsing The Virtual Wall and saw his name. I remember him well. We were brother Troopers as well as good friends. It saddens me deeply to find that he didn't make it back. I never knew his family, but I do have a Geronimo Year book with his picture. I would gladly send to any interested family or friend. I would be glad to hear from anyone who remembers him after all these years. Gone, but not forgotten. Thank you for your service.
C. T. Massie |
A Note from The Virtual WallAmericans have come to know something about the fighting at Landing Zone X-Ray (Ia Drang Valley, 15 Nov 1965) since the book and movie We Were Soldiers Once - and Young came out. The earlier engagements between the newly arrived 1st Cavalry Division and the firmly emplaced North Vietnamese Army remain almost unknown.One such engagement took place on the west bank of the Ia Meur River on 06 Nov 1965, when two companies of the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry, took on the NVA. Twenty-six Americans were killed in the action, which formed a prelude to the engagements at LZ X-Ray and LZ Albany. The men were
Landing Zone X-Ray site
and The Virtual Wall's |
The point-of-contact for this memorial is a friend, C. T. Massie ctmassie2001@yahoo.com |
Top of Page
www.VirtualWall.org Back to |
With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 16 May 2006
Last updated 11/13/2010