2/28th Alpha on October 17,1967 - (65 Men - 22 KIA)


1st Platoon

  • Breeden, Clifford Lynn Jr. 1st Plt, 2nd Squad - KIA, October 17, 1967 - Bronze Star

  • Brown, Randy R. - WIA - 1st Plt, 2nd Squad leader - Bronze Star

  • Morrissette, Charles - WIA - 1st Platoon, 2nd Squad RTO - Bronze Star - (Passed away 12/28/1989)

  • Carrasco, Ralph - (M79) - 2nd squad, 1st Platoon - KIA, October 17, 1967 - Bronze Star

  • Dodson, Wesley Ellsworth,2nd squad 1st Platoon- KIA, October 17, 1967 - Bronze Star

  • East, Leon N. - 2nd squad - 1st Platoon - KIA, October 17, 1967 - Bronze Star

  • Fitzgerald, Paul Jr. - 2nd squad, 1st Platoon, MIA (later changed to KIA), October 17, 1967

  • Hargrove, Olin Jr. - MIA (later changed to KIA), October 17, 1967 - 1st Platoon 2nd Squad

  • Hartman, Larry - 1st Platoon, 2nd Squad, M60

  • Lancaster, Jerry David 2nd squad, 1st Platoon - KIA, October 17, 1967 - Bronze Star

  • Johnson, Willie C. Jr - Acting Platoon Leader, 1st platoon - Shot on October 17, 1967- Died Nov 9, 1967

  • Buentiempo, Ernest - WIA - 1st Plt Leader RTO

  • Pipkin, Donald W. - WIA - 1st Platoon Sgt - Bronze star

  • Arias, Mike - 1st Plt Sgt RTO - Bronze Star

  • Jagielo, Allen D. - 1st Platoon Medic - KIA, October 17, 1967

  • Abraham, John - WIA, 1st platoon - Bronze Star

  • Gribble, Ray N. - 1st Squad Leader - 1st Platoon - KIA, October 17, 1967 - Bronze Star

  • Anderson, Ken - WIA - 1st Plt, 1st Squad, M60

  • Anderson, Larry, M. 1st Squad 1st Platoon, M60 Assistant - KIA, October 17, 1967 - Bronze Star

  • Courts, Ronald - WIA - 1st squad,1st Platoon - Bronze Star

  • Henderson, John E. - WIA - 1st squad, 1st Platoon

  • Payea, Larry - 1st squad, 1st Platoon - Bronze Star - (Passed away 3/2016)

  • Rorie, Clarence E - 1st Platoon, 1st Squad, M79 - Bronze Star - (Passed away 7/1986)

  • Schultz, James P. - 1st platoon, 1st squad - Bronze Star - (Passed away 1/28/2004)

  • Whetistine, Ronald G - WIA - 1st Platoon, 1st Squad


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