Lawrence George Koch
Specialist Four
A CO, 2ND BN, 27TH INFANTRY, 25TH INF DIV, USARV Army of the United States Merrick, New York March 06, 1948 to November 26, 1968 LAWRENCE G KOCH is on the Wall at Panel W38, Line 67 |
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SP4 LAWRENCE GEORGE KOCH
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Larry and I arrived in the 2/27 Wolfhounds the same day. We became good friends. Our first fire fight was something else - we became lost from the rest of the platoon. After heading in the direction of the battle we finally found the platoon. Larry made friends quickly and we were not the new guys long. The platoon took off one night on a ambush patrol and ran into a battalion of NVA troops who were going to attack the company area. We were in hot soup. Lt. Jones said use only grenades after the first few minutes. Then they swept over us. We lost some good men that night includuing Larry. I will always remember Larry and his quick smile.
Joe Peace
17 Mar 2004
Larry it has been 36 years since we were overrun in that rice paddy.
From a friend, |
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