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Richard Michael Banaszynski
Specialist Four
34TH INF PLT SCOUT DOG, 1ST CAV DIV, USARV Army of the United States Pulaski, Wisconsin November 10, 1945 to October 25, 1968 RICHARD M BANASZYNSKI is on the Wall at Panel W40, Line 31 |
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SP4 RICHARD MICHAEL BANASZYNSKI
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He was my first friend, |
A Note from The Virtual Wall
SP4 Richard Banaszynski was a scout dog handler. While the Vietnam Dog Handlers' Association site indicates SP4 Banaszynski was assigned to the 59th Infantry Platoon (Scout Dog), Americal Division, official casualty records state that he was assigned to the 34th Infantry Platoon (Scout Dog), 1st Cavalry Division, at the time of his death. The VDHA has separate memorials for the handlers and for the dogs. SP4 Banaszynski is listed on the site with a casualty date of 25 Oct 1968, as expected, and in the "Canines Killed in Action" listing one finds the entry "10/25/1968 SARGENT BILCO". While The Virtual Wall cannot say for certain, it appears likely that handler SP4 Banaszynski and his dog Sargent Bilco died together in Thua Thien Province. |
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