A Note from The Virtual Wall
On 07 Jan 1968 A and C Companies, 2nd Bn, 12th Cavalry, were ambushed in the Que Son Valley by the 3rd NVA Regiment. Twentythree US soldiers died in the ensuing fight:
* A Co, 2nd Bn, 12th Cavalry
o SSG Delmer R. Jones, Ripley, WV
o SSG Robert S. Trujillo, Santa Fe, NM
o SGT Donald R. Bruckner, Garfield Heights, OH
o SGT Edward J. Reeder, Boothwyn, PA
o SGT Robert W. Vaden, Camp Springs, MD
o SP4 Manuel Casilla-Vazquez, New York, NY
o CPL Robert L. Heller, Long Beach, CA
o SP4 Robert C. Kearney, Seattle, WA
o SP4 Frank Sutton, Phoenix, AZ
o PFC Conrad N. Gonzalez, New York, NY
* C Co, 2nd Bn, 12th Cavalry
o 1LT James M. Stone, Miami, FL (Dist Svc Cross)
o SGT Wojciech Wysocki, New York, NY
o CPL Arnoldo L. Carrillo, Benavides, TX
o SP4 Hubert Royster, Oxford, NC
o PFC Rufus Hood, Texas City, TX
* HHC, 2nd Bn, 12th Cavalry
o LTC Bob L. Gregory, Oklahoma City, OK (Dist Svc Cross) *
o MAJ Lawrence M. Malone, Seattle, WA *
o MSG Richard C. Keefe, Houston, TX (Silver Star) *
* B Trp, 1st Sqdn, 1st Cavalry, Americal Div
o CPT John L. Barovetto, Davis, CA
* HHC, 2nd Bde, 1st Cav Div
o WO Robert F. Bahl, Pittsburgh, PA * need to fix
o WO Marshall H. Ford, Marlborough, NH * need to fix
* HHC, 3rd Bde, 1st Cav Div
o SP5 Arthur L. Lauderdale, Bennington, OK *
o CPL Lloyd E. Knake, St James, MN *
LTC Bob L. Gregory, Commanding Officer, 2nd Bn, 12th Cavalry, and six others (with an asterisk ) were killed when Gregory's command helo was shot down. Gregory was subsequently awarded a posthumous DSC for his actions during an engagement in the same area several days prior to his death.
CPT John L. Barovetto was killed while leading a relief column to assist the 2/12 Cav troopers.
HHC 3 BDE 1 CAV
#66-16061
A/C shot down and crashed during Tet 68.
WO1 Robert F. Bahl Jr [P]
WO1 Marshall H. Ford [P]
SP5 Arthur L. Lauderdale [CE]
PFC Lloyd E. Knake [G]
LTC Bob L. Gregory
SFC Richard C. Keefe
MAJ Lawrence M. Malone |
