Kenneth Gene BlantonSpecialist FourB CO, 3RD BN, 22ND INF, 4 INF DIV Army Of The United States 16 August 1945 - 21 March 1967 Florissant, MO Panel 16E Line 129 |
 
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Killed during human wave attack at FSB Gold (Battle of Soui Tre) 3/21/1967. His courage and sacrifice
will never be forgotten by the men of Bravo Company.
THE ACTION AT FSB GOLDOn 21 March 1967, at Soui Tre in Tay Ninh Province, 400 men of the 3/22nd and the 2/77th Arty stood off an attack by a reinforced regiment of North Vietnamese regulars until relieved by elements of the 2/22nd and the 2/34th Armor.The North Vietnamese lost the battle. The men of 3/22, 2/77, 2/22, and 2/34 lost friends and comrades.
Presidential Unit Citation 3/22nd |
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A memorial from his comrade-in-arms, John Otte BRAVO6XRAY@aol.com 25 Apr 2001 |
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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)