Richard James Rhodes
Specialist Four
C TRP, 3RD SQDN, 4TH CAVALRY, 25TH INF DIV, USARV
Army of the United States
Eureka, Illinois
November 19, 1944 to January 31, 1968
RICHARD J RHODES is on the Wall at Panel 36E, Line 32

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Richard J Rhodes
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31 May 2001

A friend forever.


 

A Note from The Virtual Wall

On 31 Jan 1968, Charlie Troop, 3/4th Cav, provided a reaction force in support of Tan Son Nhut Air Base. The after-action report states what happened in typically sterile military language:
"On 31 January Troop C (-) reacted to Tan Son Nhut Air Base. The Troop was ambushed outside gate 051. The Squadron reacted with Troop D and Troop B (+). The results of action was 3 APC completely lost, 1 Tank completely lost, 7 APC damaged, 14 US KHA, 64 US WHA, 309 VC KIA (BC), 24 VC PW ..."
The Charlie Troop casualties were
  • SSG Patrick J Strayer
  • SGT Gerald D Sullivan
  • SGT Troy A Littlejohn
  • SP5 Harold R Stafford
  • SP4 Norman L Long Jr
  • SP4 Anthony F Vanhulle II
  • SP4 Murray L Veron
  • SP4 Richard J Rhodes
  • SP4 Roger B Crowell
  • PFC Robert M Finnegan
Bravo Troop lost three men, PFC Gerald L Fitts ; PFC Everett W Johnson Jr; and SP4 Vernon C Wilderspin. Delta Troop lost one man, SP4 Edward M Pike.

These fourteen men, and others from 3/4 Cav, are remembered at
http://pages.cthome.net/firecapt/
and on the
Charlie Troop site


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