Walter Earl Vonderchek

The database page for Walter Earl Vonderchek

26 May 2006 REMEMBERED by scsheltie57@aol.com

A Note from The Virtual Wall OPERATION LAM SON 68 was a search and destroy operation with seven infantry battalions and the 1/4th Cav to clear the An My, Lai Khe, and Phu Loi areas. The opposing forces primarily were the 273rd VC and Dong Nai Regiments. During the operation, C Company, 1/28 Infantry, engaged a VC force of unknown size near Thu Duc in a brief but violent fight. Charlie 1/28 lost 18 men killed in action, with 11 more wounded - but inflicted 123 dead on the Viet Cong. Those lost in the battle were 1LT Jeffrey W. Green, Bowling Green, KY SSG Daniel Holcomb, Columbus, GA SGT Guy E. Lee, Lancaster, OH SP5 Galen E. Ohlson, Modesto, CA, Medic from HHC SP5 Alfred R. Olson, St Paul, MN, Medic from HHC SP4 Stephen M. Hansen, Seattle, WA SP4 Donald L. Herndon, Danville, VA SP4 Jimmie D. Jones, Houston, TX CPL Darryl W. Pointer, Shipman, IL CPL Paul R. Urban, Huntington, WV SP4 Walter E. Vonderchek, Horseheads, NY PFC James A. Anderson, Chester, PA PFC Jose B. Herrera, Agat, GU PFC Jeffrey L. Holbrook, Indianapolis, IN PFC Marvin L. Miller, Madison, IN PFC David L. Morehouse, Canistota, SD PFC Donald D. Philbeck, Richmond, KY PFC Arnold W. Price, Philadelphia, PA (Dist Svc Cross)

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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 26 May 2006
Last updated 05/29/2006