David Reese Young, JrSecond LieutenantB CO, 1ST BN, 5TH INF RGT, 25 INF DIV Army of the United States 27 March 1944 - 15 March 1968 Fairbanks, Alaska Panel 44E Line 064 |
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REMEMBEREDby his comrades in the5th Infantry |
Years have not diminished the memory of kindness and friendship extended by "Skip" and family during my early months in Alaska.
I am standing upon the seashore. A Ship at my side spreads her
From a friend, |
A Note from The Virtual WallOn 15 March 1968 Companies "A" and "B", 1/5th Infantry, were conducting search operations near Bao Trang. While searching a well a man from Company B passed out. A second man was lowed into the well with belt links fastened to his own belt, but he too passed out and the belt broke, dropping him into the well. A third man attempted rescue, wearing a gas mask, but he too passed out. He was pulled out and a fourth man was lowed in with a gas mask, but he also passed out. Another man was lowered down and holding his breath, retrieved the men in the well one at a time.Two of the Bobcats could not be revived and died, and a third died while enroute to hospital on a dust-off. The three were
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Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Channing Prothro, former CAP Marine
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