Ralph Nathaniel SmithStaff SergeantB CO, 2ND BN, 8TH CAVALRY, 1 CAV DIV Army of the United States 26 January 1937 - 06 November 1965 Morganton, North Carolina Panel 03E Line 028 |
 
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The database page for Ralph Nathaniel Smith
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Americans 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
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The point-of-contact for this memorial is his nephew, Kent Smith optimaeng1@alltel.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 04 Mar 2008
Last updated 03/07/2008