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by Harold G. Moore

Staley, SSgt. Les, 87

  Stevenson, PFC Larry D., 174

  Stewart, Spec. 4 John R., 95, 96

  Stinnett, Capt. Robert L., 278, 282–83, 363

  Stockton, Lt. Col. John B., 26, 28, 30–31, 55, 242, 396

  Stokes, Sgt. Robert, 96–98, 152

  Stoner, Lt. Col. John, 194, 269

  Storey, SSgt. Charles W., 236, 238

  Sugdinis, Capt. Joel E., 177–78, 207, 228, 236–37, 241, 243–44, 246, 252, 254–57, 279, 280, 297, 299, 305, 306, 308–10, 336, 343, 363

  Taboada-Requera, 1st. Lt. Raul E., 25, 101–2, 104, 107–8, 118

  Tademy, Capt. Dudley, 236, 266–68, 312, 396

  Taft, 2nd. Lt. Robert E., 83–89

  Tanner, Spec. 4 Ray, 84, 134, 138, 151, 222, 346, 396

  Temple, SSgt. Rother A., 280

  Thomas, Capt. Bruce, 306

  Thompson, Sgt. Ruben, 73, 96, 154, 191, 198, 211

  Thorpe, Capt. Henry (Hank), 237, 241–2, 245, 260, 275, 315, 396–97

  Tifft, 2nd. Lt. Richard P., 145, 146, 177, 193, 397

  Tolliver, SSgt. Thomas, 126

  Tolson, Col. John J. (Jack), 10

  Tonkin Gulf, 239

  Torrez, Spec. 5 Daniel, 317, 320, 322

  Towles, Spec. 4 Robert L., 241–2, 245, 262–63, 274–76, 284, 397

  Tully, Lt. Col. Robert, 31, 180–81, 182–83, 187–89, 191–95, 203, 212, 216, 224–25, 240, 242, 267, 314, 337, 397

  Tully, Capt. Walter Busill (Buse), 263, 286–87, 312–13, 318, 320, 397

  Turkey Farm, 147

  Tyler, Sgt. Earthell, 261

  United States:

  Air Force, 282, 283, 284, 285, 292, 298, 314, 335, 347

  Army Center for Military History, 234

  Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, 334

  Army Signal Intelligence, 336

  Military Academy, West Point, 90, 119, 161, 177, 183, 228, 237, 340, 352, 365, 389, 390

  U.S. Military Units:

  1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) (See also 11th Air Assault Division [Test]), 4, 9, 16, 26, 30, 39, 46, 113, 213, 214, 220, 225–26, 233–34

  1st Brigade, 30, 31, 32, 41, 53, 145, 214, 236

  2nd Brigade, 314, 340

  3rd Brigade, 20, 31, 37, 44, 200, 227, 234, 236, 247, 266, 269, 286

  5th Cavalry, 180, 182, 211

  1st Battalion, 211–12, 234, 268, 286

  Headquarters Company, 296

  Company A, 222, 245–6, 257–58, 263–65, 272, 275, 283, 286–87, 291, 294

  1st Platoon, 264

  Company B, 263, 286, 288

  2nd Battalion, 31, 180, 182, 212, 224, 233–34, 236–38, 242, 246

  7th Cavalry, 4, 22, 26, 31, 34, 36, 38, 59, 115, 118, 124, 187, 188, 193–95, 196, 211–12, 215, 218, 224, 278, 361

  1st Battalion, 26, 31, 34, 36, 42, 59, 82, 115, 130, 179, 184, 187, 189, 194–95, 207, 212, 218, 223, 234, 278, 361 Reconnaisance Platoon, 189

  Company A, 270, 323

  Company B, 182, 184 2nd Platoon, 70–71, 73–74, 77, 81, 84, 87, 189

  Company C, 178–80, 182, 222, 277, 350–51 1st Platoon, 112, 157, 159–60 2nd Platoon, 7, 78, 110, 112, 149, 167, 171–72

  Company D, 8, 23, 41–2, 62, 101–2, 104, 105–7, 123–25, 140–41, 148–51, 160, 161–63, 165, 168–69, 174, 182, 222, 228, 237, 241, 244–46 3rd Platoon, 151

  2nd Battalion, 26, 30, 38, 124, 129–30, 136–37, 150–51, 168, 174, 177, 194, 196, 197, 212, 224–25, 226, 227–29, 233–34, 238, 248, 257–58, 260, 268, 270, 272, 286–88, 297, 301, 304, 307

  Headquarters Company, 238, 254, 258, 265, 270, 271, 286, 305

  Company A, 198, 240–41, 246, 249, 251–52, 254–59, 270, 273, 279, 286–87, 298 1st Platoon, 252, 255, 280 2nd Platoon, 199, 252, 255–56, 279 3rd Platoon, 197, 201

  Company B, 224, 268, 288–89, 314 2nd Platoon, 209 3rd Platoon, 201

  Company C, 256–60, 262, 270, 273–75, 280, 285–86, 298, 303–4, 309–12, 326–27 3rdPlatoon, 237, 277

  Company D, 240–41, 254, 258–62, 270, 274–76, 280, 283, 286, 303, 310, 315, 353

  8th Cavalry, 1st Battalion, 30

  9th Cavalry, 26, 28 1st Squadron, 61, 242, 299

  12th Cavalry, 2nd Battalion, 30

  15th Medical Battalion, 80 Company C, 148

  2nd Infantry Division, 226

  17th Artillery, 182

  20th Artillery (ARA), 113

  21st Artillery, 183, 236

  Battery A, 1st Battalion, 60, 114, 220

  Battery C, 1st Battalion, 114, 220

  U.S. Military Units (cont’d)

  23rd Infantry:

  2nd Battalion, 18, 21

  Company A, 21

  Company B, 21

  Company C, 7–8, 21

  Company D, 21

  Company K, 3rd Battalion, 111

  17th Cavalry, 3rd Squadron, 26

  10th Air Transport Brigade (Test), 11

  1lth Air Assault Division (Test) (See also 1st Cavalry Division [Airmobile]), 10–12, 15–16, 18, 19–20, 24, 26, 225, 234, 237

  82nd Airborne Division, 10, 19, 24, 178, 225–26

  101st Airborne Division, 27, 225

  173rd Airborne Brigade, 15, 314

  187th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 19

  8th Engineer Battalion, 82

  229th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 38–39, 115

  1st Air Commando Squadron, 90, 210

  602nd Air Commando Squadron, 90

  17th Aviation Company, 148

  Special Forces, 10, 44, 84, 104, 317

  Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (USMACV), 333, 335, 372

  Marine Corps, 4, 14, 17, 217

  1st Marine Division, 20

  United Press International, 217–18

  Uselton, SFC John A., 130, 163, 289

  USNS Maurice Rose, 27

  Valley Forge Army Hospital, 135

  Vasquez, Sgt. Joaquin, 96

  Vernon, 2nd. Lt. Ed, 151

  Veterans of Foreign Wars, 363

  Vien, Gen. Cao Van, 334

  Viera, Spec. 4 Arthur, Jr., 4–5, 7, 159, 166, 171, 177, 179

  Viet Cong, 12–14, 17, 28, 37, 54, 84, 158, 162, 295, 360, 371–72

  H-15 Main Force Battalion, 54–55, 157–58, 162, 177, 202

  Viet Minh, 311, 339

  Vietnam Veterans Memorial, 359, 361, 375

  Vincent, Spec. 4 Andrew, 289

  Wallace, Capt. Bruce M., 90, 113, 210, 218, 397

  Wallenius, Spec. 5 Jon, 130, 136, 163–65, 187, 222, 288–89, 314, 397–98

  Walter Reed Army Hospital, 307

  Washburn, Capt. Richard B., 113, 398

  Watkins, Sgt. Reginald A., 159–60

  Weapons, North Vietnamese: booby traps, 201

  Degtyarev automatic rifle, 49, 215

  82mm mortar, 49, 74, 159, 215

  grenade, potato masher, 88, 167, 172, 206, 263

  Kalashnikov (AK-47) assault rifle, 3, 49, 73, 87, 103, 132, 140, 162, 215, 228, 255, 259, 262, 266, 274, 279, 289

  Maxim heavy machine gun, 49, 215, 273

  9mm Chinese Communist pistol, 215

  120mm mortars, 49, 54

  rocket-propelled grenade (RPG), 74, 132, 203, 204, 215

  SKS (Siminov) semiautomatic carbine, 49, 215

  Weapons, U.S.:

  Claymore mines, 199

  cluster bombs, 210

  81mm mortars, 130, 141, 150, 168, 203, 206, 241, 323

  50 caliber machine guns, 241

  500-pound bombs, 114, 210

  40mm grenade launcher (See also M-79), 70–71, 152

  45 caliber pistol, 59, 89, 93, 97, 109, 150, 159, 166, 168, 171, 193, 263, 265, 272, 283, 285

  grenades, 123, 162–63, 164, 209, 272, 273, 274, 284, 285, 294, 313, 319, 320; smoke, 280, 294; white phosphorus (WP) (See also Willy Peter), 94, 138–39, 177, 202, 205, 207, 210, 284

  light antitank weapon (LAW), 61, 135, 241, 245

  M-16 rifle, 34, 59, 64, 76, 79, 83, 96–97, 106, 108, 111, 123, 132, 135, 139–0, 144, 148, 168, 198, 202, 223, 241, 255, 25
7, 262, 265, 266, 272–73, 275, 278, 294, 297, 298, 302, 311, 318, 323

  M-60 machine gun, 5, 77, 84, 88–89, 93, 108–9, 110, 132–32, 136, 139, 149, 168, 169, 172–73, 182, 198, 275–76, 302, 311, 315, 319–20, 323

  M-79 grenade launcher, 5, 61, 71, 76, 93, 96, 109, 111, 148–49, 150, 152, 159, 162, 164, 166, 168, 186, 204, 287, 302

  napalm, 81, 90, 114, 171, 175–77, 210, 268, 280–85, 291, 301, 309, 324

  105mm howitzers, 8, 40, 114, 183, 197, 202, 204, 206, 221, 313, 338, 340

  106mm recoilless rifles, 241

  60mm mortar, 49, 74

  trip flares, 201, 319

  20mm cannon, 114, 210, 281

  250-pound bombs, 114, 210, 281

  2.75-inch rockets, 64, 81, 114

  Western Highlands, 17, 47

  Westmoreland, Gen. William C., 14, 200, 333–35, 346–47, 368–69, 374

  White, Col. John, 225, 227, 228

  Whiteside, Capt. Jerry, 40, 44, 138, 142, 146, 161, 175, 218, 338, 339, 398

  Willard, Glenn, 141, 149

  Williams, Brig. Gen. Bob, 10, 11, 17

  Williams, Pit. Sgt. Leroy, 74, 91

  Williams, Sgt. Alexander, 86, 87

  Wills, MSgt. Raymond L., 153

  Willy Peter (See also U.S. weapons, white phosphorus [WP]), 94, 138–39

  Wilson, PFC David, 82

  Wilson, PFC Dennis, 255

  Winkel, Capt. Paul Patton, Jr., 39, 114, 116, 119–21, 398

  Winter, Spec. 4 Pete, 84, 365

  Wirth, Maj. Herman L., 62, 153–54, 181–83

  Witcher, Spec. 4 Albert, 87

  Wright, Brig. Gen. John M., 28

  Wunderly, PFC John, 86, 89

  Yamaguchi, Sgt. Jack, 137, 179

  Young, Spec. 4 James, 264, 276–77, 291, 294, 350, 398–99

  Zallen, Sgt. Jerry, 76, 93, 99, 189

  Zorthian, Barry, 334

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  Grateful acknowledgment is made to the following for permission to reprint previously published material:

  ARMOR MAGAZINE: Excerpt from “Company B” by Major Walter B. Tully, Jr., from the September/October 1967 issue of Armor magazine. Reprinted by permission of Armor magazine.

  HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY AND DEAN BRELIS: Excerpt from The Face of South Vietnam by Dean Brelis and Jill Krementz. Text copyright © 1967 by Dean Brelis. Reprinted by permission of Houghton Mifflin Company and Dean Brelis.

  ST. MARTIN’S PRESS: Excerpt from Pleiku: The Dawn of Helicopter Warfare in Vietnam by J. D. Coleman. Copyright © 1989 by J. D. Coleman. Reprinted by permission.

  Copyright © 1992 by Lt. General H. G. Moore and Joseph L. Galloway

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