Walter Earl Vonderchek

Specialist Four
C CO, 1ST BN, 28TH INFANTRY, 1 INF DIV
Army of the United States
03 June 1948 - 20 February 1968
Horseheads, New York
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1 INF DIV 28TH INF RGT
Combat Infantry

Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for Walter Earl Vonderchek

26 May 2006

REMEMBERED

by
scsheltie57@aol.com

A Note from The Virtual Wall

OPERATION LAM SON 68 was a search and destroy operation with seven infantry battalions and the 1/4th Cav to clear the An My, Lai Khe, and Phu Loi areas. The opposing forces primarily were the 273rd VC and Dong Nai Regiments.

During the operation, C Company, 1/28 Infantry, engaged a VC force of unknown size near Thu Duc in a brief but violent fight. Charlie 1/28 lost 18 men killed in action, with 11 more wounded - but inflicted 123 dead on the Viet Cong. Those lost in the battle were

  • 1LT Jeffrey W. Green, Bowling Green, KY
  • SSG Daniel Holcomb, Columbus, GA
  • SGT Guy E. Lee, Lancaster, OH
  • SP5 Galen E. Ohlson, Modesto, CA, Medic from HHC
  • SP5 Alfred R. Olson, St Paul, MN, Medic from HHC
  • SP4 Stephen M. Hansen, Seattle, WA
  • SP4 Donald L. Herndon, Danville, VA
  • SP4 Jimmie D. Jones, Houston, TX
  • CPL Darryl W. Pointer, Shipman, IL
  • CPL Paul R. Urban, Huntington, WV
  • SP4 Walter E. Vonderchek, Horseheads, NY
  • PFC James A. Anderson, Chester, PA
  • PFC Jose B. Herrera, Agat, GU
  • PFC Jeffrey L. Holbrook, Indianapolis, IN
  • PFC Marvin L. Miller, Madison, IN
  • PFC David L. Morehouse, Canistota, SD
  • PFC Donald D. Philbeck, Richmond, KY
  • PFC Arnold W. Price, Philadelphia, PA (Dist Svc Cross)




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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 26 May 2006
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