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Casualty Info
Home Town Odessa, TX
Last Address Odessa, TX
Casualty Date Jul 15, 1962
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location Kontum (Vietnam)
Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Sunset Memorial Gardens - Odessa, Texas
Vietnam War/Advisory Campaign (1962-65)/Battle of Go Cong
From Month/Year
September / 1963
To Month/Year
September / 1963
Description The Battle of Go Cong was a small battle during the Vietnam War. It took place on September 3, 1963 near Gò Công, Tiền Giang Province, after the General Staff of the Viet Cong (VC) called for "another Ap Bac" on South Vietnamese forces. The intent of the operation was to drive out the VC who had survived the earlier Ap Bac engagement. The battle was won by American and South Vietnamese forces, after inflicting heavy casualties on the VC, using artillery to slaughter VC fighters fleeing American special operation troops who ambushed them with intense sniper fire. It was later discovered that the 91 of the captured VC troops were new recruits, and did not have weapons.
