George Vernon Airey, Jr
Specialist Four
D CO, 1ST BN, 5TH CAVALRY, 1ST CAV DIV, USARV Army of the United States Ann Arbor, Michigan July 21, 1944 to May 09, 1968 GEORGE V AIREY Jr is on the Wall at Panel 57E, Line 12 |
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I think about George when I am having a really bad day, Val
A memorial from his friend and classmate, |
A Note from The Virtual WallOn the night of 08/09 May 1968 the 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry, was operating in western Quang Tri Province from a temporary base located at grid coordinates YD237678. At 0705 on 09 May the battalion came under attack by North Vietnamese Army forces - initially by mortar fire, then a full-fledged ground attack. One of the first casualties was the morning logistics helicopter, a Huey from A Company, 227th AHB, which was shot down and crashed between the NVA and 5th Cav positions. The cavalrymen were able to rescue two crewmen from the burning wreckage but both pilots were killed in the crash.Charlie Company was cut off from the other companies and bore the brunt of the attack. The NVA were fended off, but not without cost, and the aggressive patrolling which followed brought more US losses. By day's end, 19 men had died:
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