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Casualty Info
Home Town Baltimore
Last Address Baltimore The Gravesite is located at the Baltimore National Cemetery, and is found at the va.gov web site's National Gravesite Locator. Robert P. Fairchild Dec. 27, 2008
Casualty Date Aug 17, 1968
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Other Explosive Device
Location Tay Ninh (Vietnam)
Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Baltimore National Cemetery (VA) - Baltimore, Maryland
Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase V Campaign (1968)
From Month/Year
July / 1968
To Month/Year
November / 1968
Description This campaign was from 1 July to 1 November 1968. During this period a country-wide effort was begun to restore government control of territory lost to the enemy since the Tet offensive. The enemy attempted another such offensive on 17-18 August but his efforts were comparatively feeble and were quickly overwhelmed by Allied forces.
In the fall of 1968 the South Vietnamese government, with major U.S. support, launched an accelerated pacification campaign. All friendly forces were coordinated and brought to bear on the enemy in every tactical area of operation. In these intensified operations, friendly units first secured a target area, then Vietnamese government units, regional forces/popular forces, police and civil authorities screened the inhabitants, seeking members of the Viet Cong infrastructure. This technique was so successful against the political apparatus that it became the basis for subsequent friendly operations. Government influence expanded into areas of the countryside previously dominated by the Viet Cong to such an extent that two years later at least some measure of government control was evident in all but a few remote regions.
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
July / 1968
To Month/Year
November / 1968
Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020
Personal Memories
People You Remember CPT James B. Westbrook (KIA 25 August 1968) 1LT Robert P. Fairchild 1LT Jerry Headley PSG Bobby Hollis 2nd Platoon, B Troop, 3d Squadron, 4th Cavalry, 25th Infantry Division.
Memories PFC John C. Thomas was severely wounded in the City of Tay Ninh in August 1968. He died a few days later. I was his platoon leader. Robert P. Fairchild, 22 Dec. 2008
