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Golf 2/5 History 
 
 
 
The 5th Marine Regiment was created at Vera Cruz, Mexico, on July 13, 1914.  
It participated in 15 major engagements during World War I. These include Belleau Wood, Chateau Thierry, Meuse, Argonne, Marne, and St. Mihiel.  
It served in Santo Domingo and Nicaragua.  
World War II engagements included Guadalcanal, Peleliu, New Guinea, and Okinawa.  
The Korean War engagements included Inchon, Seoul, Pusan, and Chosin.  
The Vietnam War engagements included Hue, Phu-Bai, An-Hoa, and Que-San.  
The Gulf War thankfully included no engagements. We were following the front lines and never fired a shot. For this I am grateful. 
 
2nd Battalion 5th Marine Regiment  
The most decorated Battalion in the Marine Corps 
 
5th Marine Regiment Lineage    
 
1917 - 1919  
Activated 8 June, 1917 at Philadelphia Pa. as the 5th Regiment of Marines  
Deployed June and July 1917 to St. Nazaire, France and assigned  
to the 1st Division (Army)  
reassigned during October 1917 to the 4th Brigade of Marines  
2nd Division (Army)  
Participated in the following World War I offensive campaigns  
Aisne  
Aisne - Marne  
St. Mihiel  
Meuse - Argonne  
defensive campaigns  
Toulun - Troyon  
Chateau - Thierry  
Marbache  
Limey  
Participated in the German Rhineland December 1918 - July 1919  
relocated during August 1919 to Quantico, Va  
Deactivated 13 August 1919 
1920 - 1933  
Reactivated 8 July 1920 at Quantico, Va as the 5th Marines  
Elements of the Regiment participated in Mail guard duty in the Eastern US  
November 1921 - May 1922  
Elements of the Regiment participated in Mail guard duty in the Eastern US  
October 1926 - February 1927  
Deployed from Jan - Mar 1927 to Nicaragua and assigned to the 2nd Brigade  
participated in operations against rebel forces January 1927 - April 1930  
Deactivated 11 April 1930 at Manuagua, Nicaragua 
1934 - 1941  
Reactivated 1 September 1934 at Quantico, Va as 5th Marines assigned  
to the Fleet Marine Force  
Reassigned during September 1935 to the 1st Marine Brigade  
Deployed during September 1940 to Guantanomo Bay, Cuba  
Reassigned February 1941 to 1st Marine Division  
Relocated during April 1941 to Quantico, Va  
Relocated during September 1941 to New River, NC 
1942 - 1949  
Deployed during June 1942 to Wellington, New Zealand  
Participated in the following World War II campaigns  
Guadalcanal  
Eastern New Guinea  
New Britain  
Peleliu  
Okinawa  
Deployed during September 1945 to Tientsin, China  
Participated in the Occupation of North China September 1945 - May 1947  
Redeployed during May 1947 to Guam  
Reassigned during June 1947 to the 1st Provisional Marine Brigade  
Relocated during October 1949 to Camp Pendleton, Ca  
and reassigned to the 1st Marine Division 
1950 - 1965  
Deployed during August 1950 to Pusan Korea  
Participated in the Korean War operating from  
Pusan Perimeter  
Inchon - Seoul  
Chosin Reservoir  
East central front  
Western front  
Participated in the defense of the Korean DMZ July 1953 - February 1955  
Relocated during March 1955 to Camp Pendleton, Ca 
1966 - 1971  
Deployed from March - May 1966 to the Republic of Vietnam  
Participated in the War in Vietnam from March 1966 - March 1971  
operating from  
Rung Sat  
Chu Lai  
Phu Loc  
Phu Bai  
Hue  
Que San  
An Hoa  
Tam Ky  
Da Nang  
Relocated during March - April of 1971 to Camp Pendleton, Ca 
1972 - 1990  
Elements participated in Operation New Arrival, the relocation of refugees  
from Indo China to Camp Pendleton, Ca July - December 1975  
Elements participated in fire fighting efforts in the Western US September 1988 
1990 - 2003  
Participated in Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm, 1990 -1991  
Participated in Operation Sea Angel, Bangladesh May - June 1991  
Participated in Operation Continue Hope, Rwanda and Somalia 1992-93  
Elements participated in fire fighting efforts in the Western US September 1994  
Participated in Operation Distant Runner, Burundi, 1994  
Participated in Operation Task Force Wild Fire, Umatilla National Forrest, Oregon, 1996  
Participated in numerous training exercises and as part of the 31st MEU  
Participated in Humanitarian Assistance Operation, East Timor 2001  
Participated in Operation Enduring Freedom January – August 2003  
Participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom March - August 2003  
Participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom II - September 2004 - April 2005 
 
5th Marine Regiment  
The most decorated regiment in the Marine Corps 
 
5th Marine Regiment Honors    
 
Battle Streamers 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division 
Presidential Unit Citation Streamer  
Two Silver Stars  
Four Bronze Stars  
World War II  
Solomon Islands--1942  
Peleliu, Ngesebus--1944  
Okinawa--1945  
Korea  
7 August - 7 September 1950  
15 September - 11 October 1950  
27 November - 11 December 1950  
21-26 April 1951  
16 May - 30 June 1951  
11 - 25 September 1951  
Vietnam  
27 May 1966 - 24 April 1967  
25 April - 5 June 1967  
6 June - 15 September 1967  
16 September 1967 - 10 February 1968  
3 May - 22 June 1968  
24 July - 31 October 1968  
Operation Iraqi Freedom  
Joint Meritorious Unit Award Streamer  
Bangladesh 1991  
Navy Unit Commendation Streamer with 2 Bronze Stars  
Korea  
11 August 1952 - 5 May 1953  
7 - 21 July 1953  
Vietnam  
1968 - 1969  
Southwest Asia  
1990 - 1991  
Meritorious Unit Commendation Streamer with 2 Bronze Stars  
Vietnam  
25 July - 23 October 1968  
1969  
Somalia  
1994  
World War I Victory Streamer with 1 Silver Star  
World War I  
Army Occupation of Germany Streamer  
World War II  
Second Nicaraguan Campaign Streamer  
Marine Corps Expeditionary Streamer  
China Service Streamer  
American Defense Service Streamer with 1 Bronze Star  
World War II  
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Streamer w/1 Silver Star & 1 Bronze Star  
World War II  
World War II Victory Streamer  
World War II  
Navy Occupation Service Streamer with Asia Clasp  
World War II  
National Defense Service Streamer with 3 Bronze Stars  
Southwest Asia 1990 - 1991  
Korean Service Streamer with 2 Silver Stars  
Korean War  
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamer  
Vietnam Service Streamer with 2 Silver Stars & 1 Bronze Star  
South West Asian Service Streamer w/3 bronze stars  
Southwest Asia 1990 - 1991  
Iraq Campaign Streamer  
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Streamer  
Humanitarian Service Streamer  
Bangladesh 1991  
French Croix de Guerre with two Palms and 1 Gold Star  
World War I  
Korean Presidential Unit Citation Streamer  
Korean War  
Vietnam Cross of Gallantry Streamer with Palm  
Vietnam Civil Actions Unit Citation Streamer  
Saudi Arabian Liberation of Kuwait Streamer  
Southwest Asia 1990 - 1991  
Kuwait Liberation of Kuwait Streamer  
Southwest Asia 1990 - 1991  
Global War on Terrorism Expidicitionary streamer 2003  
Global War on Terrorism Servive Streamer 2003 
 
French Fourageres    
                
                    
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Citation in the Order of the Army  
5th Regiment of Marines, American  
(Under the orders of Colonel Logan Feland) 
"This regiment took a glorious part in the operations engaged in by the 4th (French) Army in Champagne, in October, 1918. On October 3, 1918, it participated in the attack on the strongly intrenched German positions between Blanc Mont and the Medeah Farm, and pushing forward as far as St. Etienne'a'Arnes, made an advance of 6 kilometers. It took several thousand prisoners, captured cannon, machine guns and important war material. This attack combined with that of the French Divisions resulted in the evacuation of both banks of the Luippe, and of the Massif (high ground) of Notre Dame'des'Champs." 
Order No. 14.712 "D" - March 21, 1919  
At General Headquarters  
The Marshal  
Commander in Chief of the Armies of the East.  
(signed) Petain 
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5TH MARINE MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS    
 
                
                    
                        
CPL LEWIS K. BAUSELL  
1944 1/5/1 Peleliu 
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PFC DANIEL D. BRUCE  
1969 3/5/1 Vietnam 
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HA1 ROBERT E. BUSH  
1945 2/5/1 
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LT VINCENT R. CAPODANNO  
1967 3/5/1 Vietnam (Chaplain) 
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CPL ANTHONY CASAMENTO  
1942 1/5/1 Guadalcanal 
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SGT LOUIS CUKELA  
1918 66/5/1 France 
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CPL JACK A. DAVENPORT  
1951 3/5/1 Korea 
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SGT RODNEY M. DAVIS  
1967 1/5/1 Vietnam 
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CPL DUANE E. DEWEY  
1952 2/5/1 Korea 
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PFC FERNANDO L. GARCIA  
1952 3/5/1 Korea 
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CAPT JAMES A. GRAHAM  
1967 2/5/1 Vietnam 
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PM2 WILLIAM D. HALYBURTON, JR.  
1945 2/5/1 Okinawa 
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GYSGT CHARLES F. HOFFMAN  
1918 49/5/2 
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GYSGT ALLAN J. KELLOGG, JR.  
1970 2/5/1 Vietnam 
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SGT MATEJ KOCAK  
1918 66/5/2 France 
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1stLt BALDOMERO LOPEZ  
1950 1/5/1 Inchon, Korea 
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LT COM ALEXANDER G. LYLE  
1918 HQ/5/2  
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PFC ALFORD L. MCLAUGHLIN  
1952 3/5/1 Korea 
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PFC WHITT L. MORELAND  
1951 1/5/1 Korea 
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2dLt RAYMOND G. MURPHY  
1953 1/5/1 Korea 
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PFC MELVIN E. NEWLIN  
1967 2/5/1 Vietnam 
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PFC EUGENE A. OBREGON  
1950 3/5/1 Korea 
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SGT LAWRENCE D. PETERS  
1967 3/5/1 Vietnam 
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Sgt RICHARD A. PITTMAN  
1966 3/5 Vietnam 
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1stLt CARLTON R. ROUH  
1944 1/5/1 Peleliu 
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PFC ALBERT E. SCHWAB  
1945 1/5/1 Okinawa 
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PFC ROBERT E. SIMANEK  
1952 2/5/1 Korea 
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SSgt WILLIAM G. WINDRICH  
1950 3/5/1 Korea 
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NAVY CROSS RECIPIENTS    
2Lt GEORGE W. ALEXANDER, JR  
1952 3/5/1 Korea 
PM3 Eleuterio Joe Marquez  
1944 5/1 Peleliu 
COL John J. Norton  
1968 E/2/5/1 Vietnam 
 
 
SILVER STAR CITATIONS 
                
                    
                        
Cpl Peter F. Addesso  
3 Feb 1968 2/5 Vietnem 
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PFC Elton Armstrong  
11 May 1969 2/5 Vietnem 
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LCpl Dan M. Bartlett  
16 May 1966 2/5 Vietnem 
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Cpl Ronald T. Bleacher  
29 Oct 1968 2/5 Vietnem 
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Alfred L. Botello  
19 Dec 1966 2/5 Vietnem 
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Cpl Harold T. Braddock Jr.  
16 May 1966 2/5 Vietnem 
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Capt David B. Brown  
30 Sept 1968 2/5 Vietnem 
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LCpl James G. Brown  
21 Apr 1966 2/5 Vietnem 
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Capt George S. Burgett  
13 Oct 1966 2/5 Vietnem 
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PFC Gerald J. Bryne  
10 Sept 1967 2/5 Vietnem 
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SSgt Wallace M. Carter  
19 Dec 1966 2/5 Vietnem 
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Cpl David L. Collins  
1 Feb 1968 2/5 Vietnem 
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First Lt Robert F. Conti  
24 Nov 1969 2/5 Vietnem 
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Maj James L. Cooper  
21 June 1966 2/5 Vietnem 
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Capt Jerome J, Doherty Jr.  
26 Jan 1967 2/5 Vietnem 
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Capt Michael P. Downs  
3 to 7 Feb 1968 2/5 Vietnem 
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PFC Thomas W. Durham  
27 Mar 1969 2/5 Vietnem 
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LCpl David D. Harbin  
4 Feb1968 2/5 Vietnem 
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Second Lt Donald A. Hausrath Sr.  
3 to 4 Feb 1968 2/5 Vietnem  
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SSgt William B. Henderson  
24 Mar 1967 2/5 Vietnem 
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Pvt Arthur W. Honsinger  
7 Feb 1968 2/5 Vietnem 
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Cpl Steven L. Irvin  
10 Sept 1967 2/5 Vietnem 
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Cpl Edward R. Jones  
30 July 1968 2/5 Vietnem 
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PFC David J. Keif  
4 Feb 1968 2/5 Vietnem 
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Sgt Frank Lenna  
17 Aug 1967 2/5 Vietnem 
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PFC Donald E. Long  
5 Feb 1968 2/5 Vietnem 
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SSgt Anthony H. Marengo  
26 Jan 1967 2/5 Vietnem 
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Sgt David C. Marks  
9 June 1969 B 1/5 Vietnam 
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First Lt Paul R. McConnell  
22 Apr 1968 2/5 Vietnem 
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Cpl Charles M. McCormick  
29 Sept 1968 2/5 Vietnem 
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SSgt James H. McCoy  
4 Feb 1968 2/5 Vietnem 
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Cpl Alan V. McDonald  
5 Feb 1968 2/5 Vietnem 
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Sgt Guy T. McDonald  
30 Jan 1968 2/5 Vietnem 
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Maj Charles L. Meadows  
6 Feb 1968 2/5 Vietnem 
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Second Lt William R. Melton  
30 Sept 1968 2/5 Vietnem 
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Cpl Daniel M. Morris  
7 Feb 1968 2/5 Vietnem 
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PFC Keith M. Moser II  
2 June 1967 2/5 Vietnem 
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First Lt Kevin J. Murphy  
15 May 1969 2/5 Vietnem 
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First Lt Leo B. Myers  
11 Febr 1968 2/5 Vietnem 
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Second Lt Michael E. Newman  
28 Mar 1969 2/5 Vietnem 
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SSgt Benjamin Palacios Jr.  
22 May 1968 2/5 Vietnem 
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PFC Jesus R. Perez  
23 June 1968 2/5 Vietnem 
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SSgt Robert E. Pinkard  
5 Feb 1968 2/5 Vietnem 
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Capt Henry J. Poole  
18 Aug 1968 2/5 Vietnem 
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Gy Sgt Fredrick Puliafico  
22 Aug 1969 2/5 Vietnem 
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LCpl David Romig  
1970 2/5/1 2/5 Vietnem 
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PFC John W. Rowden  
9 Feb 1968 2/5 Vietnem 
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Maj Ralph J. Salvati  
4 Feb 1968 2/5 Vietnem 
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Second Lt Duane V. Sherin  
No Date 2/5 Vietnem 
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LCpl James L. Spencer Jr.  
6 Feb 1968 2/5 Vietnem 
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Cpl David G. Theriault  
2 Feb 1968 2/5 Vietnem 
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PFC Jerry T. Tillery  
3 Feb 1968 2/5 Vietnem 
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Cpl Joseph R. Tiscia Jr.  
7 Feb 1968 2/5 Vietnem 
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LCpl Gary R. Townsend  
30 Sept 1968 2/5 Vietnem 
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Cpl Lester A. Tully  
31 Jan 1968 2/5 Vietnem 
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LCpl Gilbert E. VanDyke  
8 May 1966 2/5 Vietnem 
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Gy Sgt Edward J. Vanvalkenburg  
7 Feb 1968 2/5 Vietnem 
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PFC Arthur G. Villalobos  
15 May 1969 2/5 Vietnem 
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Second Lt Theodore R. Vivlacqua  
11 May 1969 2/5 Vietnem 
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Second Lt Donald A. Vogelgesang  
7 Oct 1966 2/5 Vietnem 
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PFC Nicholas M. Wade  
5 Feb 1968 2/5 Vietnem 
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Sgt Harold E. Wadley  
10 Sept 1967 2/5 Vietnem 
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First Lt John C. White III  
1 Nov 1968 2/5 Vietnem 
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SSgt Freddy R. Williams  
18 Aug 1968 2/5 Vietnem 
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PFC Lyndol R. Wilson  
3 Feb 1968 2/5 Vietnem 
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