Russell, Peter John, CPT

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Service Details

Last Rank
Captain

Last Service Branch
Aviation

Last Primary MOS
1981-Rotary Wing Aviation Unit Commander

Last MOS Group
Aviation (Officer)

Primary Unit
1968-1973, 1981, 12th Aviation Group

Service Years
1968 - 1973

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Personal Details

Home State

New York

Year of Birth
1946

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Casualty Info

Home Town New York	Last Address New York

Casualty Date Aug 01, 1968
Cause Non Hostile- Died while Missing	Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location Phuoc Long (Vietnam)	Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Long Island National Cemetery - Farmingdale, New York	Wall/Plot Coordinates 50W 045/Section MA Site 91

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Vietnam War/Tet 69 Counteroffensive Campaign
From Month/Year February / 1969	To Month/Year June / 1969
Description This campaign was from 23 February to 8 June 1969. From Tet 1969 through the month of June, the enemy again tried to sustain an offensive. His inability to do so can be largely attributed to aggressive allied ground operations. Between 23 February and 8 June 1969, a total of 70 significant named ground operations were terminated resulting in heavy enemy loss of life and materiel. The main operations concluded during this period were: (1). The 3d Marine Division's Operation KENTUCKY aimed at preventing enemy infiltration through the Demilitarized Zone in central Quang Tri Province. Throughout the early part of January 1969, Viet Cong/North Vietnamese Army forces continued to avoid major contacts with Free World Forces. Their continual movement to avoid friendly forces or to search for food and supplies contributed to a decrease in the enemy-initiated ground attacks and attacks-by-fire in Quang Tri Province. (2). Operation NEVADA EAGLE, initiated on 17 May 1968 in Thua Thien Province, continued in 1969 as the U.S. 101st Airborne Division continued to defeat enemy personnel, and capture rice caches, material, and installations within its large area of operations, where it undertook offensive sweeps along Route 547 and around Song Bo. (3). Two battalions of the 4th Marine Regiment were engaged in Operation SCOTLAND II. Initiated on 15 April 1968, this multi-battalion search and clear operation was centered in and around Khe Sanh. (4). The IV Corps Tactical Zone Dry Weather Campaign began on 1 December 1968 in support of the overall mission to prevent Viet Cong units from interfering with pacification efforts. This operation, "Speedy Express," interdicted lines of enemy communication and denied him the use of base areas. In 1969 the 1st Brigade, 9th U.S. Infantry Division continued the operation in Dinh Tuong Province, using its highly successful night ambush tactics while the 2d Brigade continued its mission with the Mobile Riverine Force. Although engagements in Operation SPEEDY EXPRESS were typically small, the 9th Infantry Division fought several sizeable engagements with impressive results. On 23 February U.S. Navy units and installations at Da Nang, Tan An, Ben Luc, Go Dan Ha, and Tra Cu came under numerous and widespread attacks associated with a new enemy offensive, but since many units in these areas were poised to meet these attacks they caused only minimal damage. April saw the heaviest cumulative enemy activity in the barrier interdiction camapign to date.

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From Month/Year February / 1969	To Month/Year June / 1969

Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020

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Units Participated in Operation
1st Cavalry Division
173rd Aviation Company (AHC)
29th Civil Affairs Company, I Corps
1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment
630th Military Police Company
18th Military Police Brigade
16th Military Police Group
545th Military Police Company
300th Military Police Company
212th Military Police Company
66th Military Police Company
272nd Military Police Company
716th Military Police Battalion
23rd Military Police Company
504th Military Police Battalion
218th Military Police Company
22nd Military Police Battalion (CID)
194th Military Police Company
1st Military Police Company, 1st Infantry Division
615th Military Police Company