Richard Norman Gereau

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1 Dec 2004 CPT Gereau was killed making an emergency ammunition resupply mission to some of the battalion's companies which were in heavy contact with a VC Heavy Weapons battalion and were running out of ammunition. The helicopter he was riding in was shot down while making the deliveries. This was the same battle in which 2Lt Robert Hibbs of the battalion won the Medal of Honor.

A Note from The Virtual Wall Six men died when UH-1D tail number 63-12995 was shot down north of Lai Khe by .51 caliber AAA fire: Aircrew, B Co, 1st Avn Bn: MAJ Lewis D. Bell, Fort Worth, TX, pilot (Dist Svc Cross) CPT Robert M. Caliboso, Honolulu, HI, copilot (Dist Svc Cross) SP5 Ray M. Barnwell, Newport, AR, gunner SP5 Danny A. Neth, Richland, WA, crew chief HHC, 2nd Bn, 28th Inf Rgt: CPT Richard N. Gereau, Muskegon, MI SFC Gary W. Emmett, Lawton, OK

The point-of-contact for this memorial is a fellow Brigade supply officer, 3rd Bde, 1st ID. E-Mail may be forwarded via the Webmaster@VirtualWall.org 1 Dec 2004

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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Last updated 12/01/2004