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Casualty Info
Home Town Flatwoods
Last Address Flatwoods
Casualty Date May 09, 1968
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location Quang Tri (Vietnam)
Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Cornett Family Cemetery - Hazard, Kentucky
Wall/Plot Coordinates 57E 017
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Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase IV Campaign (1968)/Operation Concordia Square
From Month/Year
May / 1968
To Month/Year
May / 1968
Description 1/5 CAV was a US Army unit 2/5 CAV was a US Army unit 3 MARINES was a US Marine Corps unit Primary service involved, US Army Operation CONCORDIA SQUARE Quang Tri Province, I Corps, South Vietnam Location, Nhi Ha Description: The reinforcement of the 3d Marines by the 1st and 2d Cavalry battalions for the 1st Cavalry Division during the Battle of Dong Ha. These units ranged north of Dong Ha and northeast of Nhi Ha against new units from the 304th NVA division that had moved south of the DMZ. Casualties: US - 28 KIAs, 116 WIAs; enemy 349 KIAs.
