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Carver, Harry Franklin, SSG.
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SSGT Harry F. Carver was assigned to Company E, 15th Engineer Battalion, 9th Infantry Division in Vietnam.
On April 10, 1968, Carver was a member of an airboat patrol operating about 35 kilometers southeast of Saigon in Bien Hoa Province, Republic of Vietnam.
At about 1330 hours that day, an enemy force ambushed the airboat with rocket propelled grenades and small arms fire, wounding several men, including Carver. Several other members of the patrol reported that Carter was wounded, was bleeding profusely, and was slumped over in the driver's seat of the airboat when the craft capsized and Carter disappeared.
Ground, air and water searches were conducted in an attempt to recover Carter, but to no avail. Area villagers and officials were later questioned, but no additional information was learned about Carver's fate.
SSGT Carver was classified Killed in action, body not recovered. He is listed with honor among nearly 2500 Americans who remain unaccounted for in Southeast Asia because his remains were never found.
Other Comments:
Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase III Campaign (1967-68)
From Month/Year
June / 1967
To Month/Year
January / 1968
Description This campaign was from 1 June 1967 to 29 January 1968.The conflict in South Vietnam remains basically unchanged. As Operation JUNCTION CITY ended, elements of the U.S. 1st and 25th Infantry Divisions, the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, and the forces of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam swung back toward Saigon to conduct another clearing operation, MANHATTAN. This took peace in the Long Nguyen base area just north of the previously cleared "Iron Triangle."
South Vietnamese Armed Forces became more active and capable under U.S. advisors. During the year the Vietnamese Special Forces assumed responsibility for several Special Forces camps and for the CIDG companies manning them. In each case all of the U.S. advisors withdrew, leaving the Vietnamese in full command.
With an increased delegation of responsibility to them, the South Vietnamese conducted major operations during 1967, and, in spite of VC attempts to avoid battle, achieved a number of contacts.
Despite the success of U.S. and South Vietnamese Army operations, there were indications in the fall of 1967 of another enemy build-up, particularly in areas close to Laos and Cambodia. In late October, the VC struck again at the Special Forces Camp at Loc Ninh. Fortunately Vietnamese reinforcements saved the camp. At the same time, approximately 12,000 VC troops converged on a Special Forces camp at Dak To. This camp was located in northern Kontum Province, where the borders of Laos, Cambodia, and South Vietnam meet. In response to this potential threat, the U.S. and South Vietnam committed a total of sixteen battalions to the region to counter a disturbing enemy resurgence at Kontum and Loc Ninh.