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508TH IN VIETNAM |
Commander
Briefs Westmoreland
Gen. William C. Westmoreland. left, is briefed by Lt. Col. Donald A.
Yoder, center, as they pass the 101st Airborne Division troops, of which
Yoder is commander, working with a barbed wire fortification at firebase,
15 miles southwest of Hue, South Vietnam.
{Yoder was a 1st Lieutenant with 508th RCT in 1950s]
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Lt David R. E. Hale arrived in Vietnam In mid-February
and is stationed with the Third Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division. A 1963
graduate of Wicomico Senior High School and 1967 graduate of the West
Point Military Academy, Lt. Hale is the son of Mrs. John H. Gunter,
Abbott Drive, and retired Air Force Sr. Sgt. David Hale, Jemison, Ala.
His wife, the former Miss Janet Fraser, is attending college in Troy,
N. Y.
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1/508th
in Vietnam ...
Obstetrics
and Operations [a 6 page PDF
file)
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Terry
Byars is in Vietnam
Spec. 4 Terry Byars is serving with the 508th
Airborne in Vietnam, with the paratroopers.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Byars are his parents.
[Hood County
News-Tablet, Granbury, TX, Thursday, April 4, 1958, Page 1]
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Smith
Serving With 82nd Airborne Division
(CAMP RED BALL 10)--SGT. Harlon W. Smith, Clarksville, is presently
serving in "D" Company of the 508th Infantry, 3rd Bde, 82nd Abn Div.
The Brigade is located west of Saigon in the III Corps Sector.
The "All American" entered the Army Nov. 14, 1968 [sic], completed Basic
Training 29 at Ft. Campbell, Ky., arrived in the " Republic of Vietnam
Oct. 15, 2968 [sic].
The Tenn. native is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Shrader H. Smith, 138 Delmor Drive, Clarksville, Tenn.
He is married to former. Miss Anita L. Perry, Union Street, Clarksville,
daughter of Mrs. Louise Perry, the same address.
He is a graduate of Clarksville School, Clarksville.
The 23 year old paratrooper was formerly employed by Trane Co., Clarksville,
as a tool and die maker.
[The Leaf-Chronicle, Clarksville, TN, 03 Nov 1968, Sun, Page 5]
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Sgt
John M. Aicholtz, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Aicholtz of 9 Richmond Ave.,
is home on a 30-day leave after returning from Vietnam. He has
been awarded the Silver Star, Bronze Star, Army Commendation medal and
the Purple Heart. He will rejoin the 101st Airborne division as
an instructor.
[Note Sgt Aicholtz
later transferred to
Company C, 2nd Battalion, 508th PIR. ... see
Odyssey, Korea]
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Fairbank Gl Now Serving in Vietnam
(COURIER NEWS SERVICE)
CAMP RED BALL (IO) - PFC Robert Allen, Fairbank, is presently serving In the Republic of Vietnam as member of the l-508th Inf., 3rd Bde., 82nd Abn. Div.
He entered the service In September 1968 and received his basic combat training at Ft Polk, La. Ho arrived In the RVN in February of this year.
The 20 year old PFC is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest: Allen, Fairbank. He is a 19G8 graduate of Wapsie Valley High School.
[The Courier. Waterloo, IA, 26 Mar 1969, Wed, Page 9] |
CAMP
RED BALL 10 - PFC Larry Bennett, Lake Jackson, Is presently serving
with the 1/508th Infantry, 3rd Bde, 82nd Abn Dlv as a rifleman In "B"
Company.
The "All American" entered the Army last June 17. He completed
Basic Combat Training Aug. 20 at Ft. Bliss, and arrived In the Republic
of Vietnam Dec. 2.
The 18-year-old paratrooper is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Bennett, 214 Polnsetta St., Lake Jackson, He Is a 1968 graduate
of Brazosport High School.
[The Brazosport Facts, Freeport, TX, 22 Dec 1968, Sun,
Page 19]
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