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Arnell Keyes
Private First Class
A CO, 1ST BN, 327TH INFANTRY, 101ST ABN DIV, USARV Army of the United States New York, New York May 11, 1944 to March 04, 1966 ARNELL KEYES is on the Wall at Panel 5E, Line 105 |
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To My Brother
Love from your brother, |
A Note from The Virtual WallOn 04 March 1966 the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry engaged a North Vietnamese battalion as it prepared to attack a US fire support base. The 327th Infantry web site describes the engagement as follows:"The largest encounter of Operation Harrison occurred when elements of 1-327 once again locked in heavy combat with regulars of the 95th NVA Regiment. The battle took place southwest of Tuy Hoa near the hamlet of My Phu. It started slowly, as did most engagements, but the sporadic fire steadily increased in volume to the high pitch of a major fire fight. Unlike other enemy forces, this regiment was truly professional and this was to be a battle between the professionals. Using one company as a base of fire and one as the maneuver element, the "Above the Rest" battalion moved relentlessly forward. In perhaps the Brigades' first night airmobile assault under fire, the tiger force was successfully inserted into a blocking position on a one-helicopter landing zone. Next morning when the smoke had cleared from the battlefield, the troopers of 1-327 dominated the enemy positions, counting 118 enemy dead."Twenty US soldiers died in what became known as the "battle of My Phu":
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