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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REMEMBEREDby his comrades in the5th Infantry |
A Note from The Virtual WallOn 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:
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