Joe Eddie Lofton
Specialist Four
B CO, 1ST BN, 5TH INFANTRY, 25TH INF DIV, USARV
Army of the United States
Mantee, Mississippi
September 12, 1947 to August 19, 1968
JOE E LOFTON is on the Wall at Panel W48, Line 57

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12 Oct 2004

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Front L to R, Timothy M. Kiester, Mike Rohdy
Back L to R -Collis C. Holcombe, Joe E. Lofton (KIA 8-19-68), Colombo P. Del Terzo (KIA 9-17-68), Billy Wells (KIA 10-3-68)
Photo courtesy of Roger Smith

REMEMBERED

by his comrades in the
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5th Infantry

 

A Note from The Virtual Wall

On the morning of 19 August 1968 A Troop, 3/4th Cavalry, was ambushed while moving from Cu Chi to Tay Ninh on Highway 26. Elements of the 1st Bn, 5th Infantry, and 4th Bn, 23rd Infantry, were introduced into the fight. Later in the day, B Company, 1/5 Infantry, was tasked with escorting a unit from the 3/4th Cavalry, into Dau Tieng.

Shortly before 7 PM, the combined force was hit by rocket-propelled grenade fire, damaging several APCs and tanks. Supporting arms fires were called in, allowing the force to move through the ambush area, arriving at Dau Tieng just before 8 PM. The 1/5 Infantry lost 9 men during the day, while 3/4 Cavalry lost 6 men:

  • A Trp, 3rd Sqdn, 4th Cav Rgt
    • 1SG John V. Veara, El Paso, TX
    • SGT Terry A. Hodges, Charlotte, NC
    • SGT Dwayne E. Kever, Heber Springs, AR
    • SP4 Roy A. Harbaugh, Dauphin, PA
    • PFC Leonard E. Sexton, Cookstown, NJ

  • HHT, 3rd Sqdn, 4th Cav Rgt
    • SP4 Alvin H. Langford, Paterson, NJ, Medic w/ A/3/4

  • B Co, 1st Bn, 5th Inf Rgt
  • HHC, 1st Bn, 5th Inf Rgt
    • PFC Rene Serrano, New York, NY, Medic w/ A/1/5

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