Donnie Ray Chastain

Sergeant
RECON PLT, HHC, 1ST BN, 5TH INF RGT, 25 INF DIV
Army of the United States
06 September 1950 - 28 February 1970
Greer, South Carolina
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25 INF DIV

5TH INF RGT
Armor

Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for Donnie Ray Chastain

26 May 2001

Donnie was a great man
and he was very brave.

A memorial from his niece,
Ashley
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14 Aug 2004

Donnie R. Chastain
Donnie Ray (front)
Picture courtesy of Mike Atherton

REMEMBERED

by his comrades in the
5th Inf Rgt
5th Infantry
23 Feb 2006

I tried this once before, little brother.

There are only 3 left in this family now.

I look foward seeing you again.

The rest abandoned us.

From his brother.
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A Note from The Virtual Wall

On February 28, 1970 the lead APC of a resupply convoy headed to Dau Tieng from the battalion forward base detonated an explosive device. The APC was completely destroyed and seven men from HQ Company were killed:
  • SFC Douglas M. Woodward, Berryville, VA
  • SSG Charles R. Baggett, Rison, AR
  • SGT Eugene Carter, Warrenton, NC
  • SGT Donnie R. Chastain, Greer, SC
  • CPL James P. De Vaney, Goldsboro, NC
  • CPL Robert E. Guthrie, Red Bank, TN
  • CPL Billy J. Roberts, Mesquite, TX


The point-of-contact for this memorial is
his niece,
Ashley
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26 May 2001



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Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
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