William Curtis Madison

Private First Class
B CO, 1ST BN, 12TH CAVALRY, 1 CAV DIV
Army of the United States
25 August 1941 - 09 April 1967
Memphis, Tennessee
Panel 18E Line 005

1 CAV DIV

12TH CAV RGT
Combat Infantry

Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for William Curtis Madison

24 Sep 1999

Lord, what is man that thou takest knowledge of him!
Or the son of man that thou makest account of him!

Man is like to vanity:
His days are as a shadow that passeth away.
( Psalms 144:3,4 )

Mom
Pop and
Sis

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A Note from The Virtual Wall

At the end of March 1967 Bravo Company, 1/12 Cavalry, was brought in from the field for a rest at the 1st Cavalry Division's base camp near An Khe. The base was defended by a series of strong points around its perimeter, and Bravo 1/12 was given responsibility for one of them: LZ CHARLES.

On 09 April LZ CHARLES was subjected to an attack by sappers. Although the NVA troops penetrated the perimeter, they were kicked out again - but at the cost of 8 Americans dead and many more wounded. The dead were

  • SGT Dale E. Milam, Prosperity, WV
  • CPL Cario Fuller, Benton, AR
  • CPL Glenn J. Hlavacek, Chicago, IL
  • CPL James F. Madden, Brewton, AL
  • CPL Charles A. Stoken, Grand Rapids, MI
  • PFC Rodney C. Edwards, Columbiaville, MI
  • PFC William C. Madison, Memphis, TN
  • PFC Ronald M. Thomas, Lewiston, ME
On 01 June 1967 the fight at LZ CHARLES resulted in a ninth death - Bravo Company's commanding officer, Captain Joseph A. Tomko of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, died of wounds received that night.




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Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 24 Sep 1999
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