Sherman Eldridge Otis
Private First Class
C CO, 2ND BN, 7TH CAVALRY, 1ST CAV DIV, USARV
Army of the United States
Mobile, Alabama
October 08, 1944 to November 17, 1965
SHERMAN E OTIS is on the Wall at Panel 3E, Line 89

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Before my Uncle left for Vietnam he asked my dad and his other brothers that if he did not make it home from Vietnam to name the first-born son in his memory. Even though I never knew him I always wanted to know of him and his life. I'm proud to have his name and I'm honored to carry on his Legacy.

A note from The Virtual Wall

Private First Class Sherman Otis died in the fighting in the Ia Drang Valley in November 1965. The engagement is the subject of the book We Were Soldiers Once - and Young by Lt Gen Hal Moore, then commander of 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, which subsequently became the movie We Were Soldiers.
The full list of casualties is on our
Ia Drang Unit Memorial

 
A memorial from his nephew and namesake,
Sherman E. Otis
305 Dexter Ave, Mobile, Alabama 36604
Sotis38436@aol.com 
11 Mar 2002

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