William Walter Dickey
Lieutenant Colonel
HQ BN, USARV SPECIAL TROOPS, ARMY HQ AREA CMD, USARV
Army of the United States
Glen Ellyn, Illinois
August 05, 1933 to February 23, 1969
WILLIAM W DICKEY is on the Wall at Panel W32, Line 96

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16 May 2007

REMEMBERED

by his niece.
E-mail address is not available.

 

A Note from The Virtual Wall

The Long Binh Post just outside Saigon was the Army's largest logistics base in Vietnam. At about 2 AM, 23 Feb 1969, the post received large-caliber rocket fire, followed by a ground attack. A small number of enemy soldiers penetrated the post perimeter before being hunted down and killed. Overall, 7 US servicemen were killed and 31 wounded, while 132 enemy troops were killed and 6 captured. The American dead were
  • LTC William W. Dickey, Glen Ellyn, IL, HQ Bn, USARV Special Troops, Army HQ Area Cmd
  • MAJ Richard J. Curry, Altoona, PA, HHC, Long Binh Post
  • CPT John S. Wilson, Belen, NM, HHB, 5th Bn, 2nd Artillery (Silver Star)
  • SP5 Thomas R. Preston, Parma, OH, HHC, Long Binh Post
  • SP5 Jon P. Robbins, Dickinson, ND, 56th Army Postal Unit, USAG Long Binh
  • SP4 Robert J. Blaut, Silver Grove, KY, A Co, 46th Eng Bn, 159th Eng Group
  • SP4 Robert D. Eickleberry, Liberty, IL, 512th QM Co, 64th QM Bn

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