Gary D Byford

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28 Feb 2001 Byford .... Tho' there were many who were closer friends to you than I, I truly regreted to hear of your untimely death ... I often think from time to time about the good times we all had together before you went into the service. I know that Clint & Verlaine, Tom & Darlene, Bob O., Tim A. & Don A. all missed you a great deal after your death ... and quite likely still do. I know you were doing what you felt you had to do ... I hope, somehow, your efforts made a difference. May you rest in eternal peace ... perhaps you and Bob O. and Don A. are still together ... I hope so. Sincerely .. G.V. A friend from college days, 1963/64, Gary Vaughan E-Mail may be forwarded via the Webmaster@VirtualWall.org

A Note from The Virtual Wall On 21 November 1966, C Company, 1/5th Cavalry, was engaged by enemy forces while operating along the Cambodian border in Kontum Province, SVN. Charlie 1/5 lost 32 men killed in action in the battle: SFC Bobby W. Letbetter, Goldthwaite, TX SSG Charles K. Malone, Danville, PA SSG Max M. Woodsmall, Elnora, IN SGT Theodore A. Alkire, Ridgeley, WV SP4 Norman C. Farris, Springfield, MA (Bronze Star "V") SP4 Eugene E. Mitchell, Scottsboro, AL SP4 James E. Smythe, Reeds Spring, MO SP4 Wilbert Stewart, Baltimore, MD SP4 Lester E. Unger, Centerville, OH SP4 Donald G. Vernon, Ocala, FL PFC Gary D. Byford, Roundup, MT SP4 Louis Castillo, Chicago, IL (Medic, HHC with C/1/5) PFC Eduardo Chavez, Santa Paula, CA PFC John M. Dalton, Chicago, IL (Silver Star) PFC Carlito L. Dorsey, Seaside, CA PFC John L. Godfrey, Ligonier, IN PFC Ralls Hawkins, Macon, GA PFC Charles L. Hicks, Hazard, KY PFC Harvey Johnson, Madison Heights, VA PFC Marion E. Johnson, Milledgeville, GA PFC Carroll H. Jones, Richmond, VA PFC Arnold R. Krasnoff, New York, NY PFC Gamaliel Marcano-diaz, Bayamon, PR PFC Larry D. Naasz, Roundup, MT PFC Joseph L. Rabon, Charleston Heights, SC PFC Edward J. Scahill, Randolph, MA PFC Samuel W. Smith, Baltimore, MD PFC Andrew L. Stephens, Livingston, TX PFC Clifford R. Stout, Trenton, NJ PFC Alvin B. Tucker, Nashville, NC PFC George A. Turner, Mulga, AL (Arty FO, B/1/77th Arty with C/1/5) PFC John F. Waden, Malden, MA

The point-of-contact for this memorial is a friend from college days, 1963/64, Gary Vaughan E-Mail may be forwarded via the Webmaster@VirtualWall.org

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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 28 Feb 2001
Last updated 11/14/2006