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Killed In Action: Additional Information |
Sergeant Henry John Caballero, July 3, 1969
18 year old
from New York, N.Y, his tour of duty began on Mar 19, 1969, casualty was on
Jul 03, 1969 in Hua Nghia, South Vietnam, non-hostile, ground casualty, other
accident.
From the Daily Staff Journals of the 1st Battalion (Mechanized), 5th Infantry:
On July 03, 1969, the Recon Platoon swept and opened Highway 1 and 7A.
At 0932 hours, Company B departed FSB Patton with a Rome Plow for cutting
operations. That morning at 0930 hours, some men from Company B, 2/14th
infantry fired a LAW (Light Antitank Weapon) into a hedgerow. When it
did not detonate, 4 men went to check it out. It exploded while they
were examining it, killing one and injuring 3.
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