Allen, Terry De La Mesa, Jr., LTC

Fallen

Photo In Uniform

Service Details

Last Rank
Lieutenant Colonel

Last Service Branch
Infantry

Last Primary MOS
1542-Infantry Unit Commander

Last MOS Group
Infantry

Primary Unit
1967-1967, 1542, HHC, 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry

Service Years
1952 - 1967

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Texas

Year of Birth
1929

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Casualty Info

Home Town El Paso, TX	Last Address El Paso, TX

Casualty Date Oct 17, 1967
Cause MIA-Finding of Death	Reason Multiple Fragmentation Wounds
Location Binh Long (Vietnam)	Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Fort Bliss National Cemetery (VA) - Fort Bliss, Texas	Wall/Plot Coordinates 28E 018 / Section A, Site 197A.

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1967, Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Assoc. Page
	1967, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
	2018, The National Gold Star Family Registry

Photo Album (More...)


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Current Photo

Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase III Campaign (1967-68)/Operation Shenandoah II/Battle of Ong Thanh
From Month/Year October / 1967	To Month/Year October / 1967
Description Oct 17; Soldiers of 2nd Btn, 28th Infantry Regiment ""Black Lion"" Battalion were ambushed by well entrenched and prepared Viet Cong Regiment outnumbering Americna forces 10 to 1 in Chơn Thanh District,