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Joe Stephen Huston
Sergeant
A CO, 2ND BN, 1ST INFANTRY, 196TH INFANTRY BDE, AMERICAL DIV, USARV Army of the United States Plano, Texas January 04, 1949 to March 19, 1969 JOE S HUSTON is on the Wall at Panel W29, Line 79 |
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The Plano Star-Courier, Plano, Texas, 02 Apr 1969, Wednesday, Page 1
Information in the Daily Staff Journal, G-3 operations, Americal Division was recorded on 19 March, at 1600 hours that Charlie and Alpha Companies 2 Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 196th Light Infantry Brigade at 0845H received heavy automatic weapons fire from grid BT 173130 and BT 162118. The results were 2 U.S. Killed in Action (KIA), 5 U.S. Wounded in action (WIA) Evcuated (E). Units returned fire with small arms. Artillery and helicopter gun ships were also employed. Medevac "dust off" completed by 1004H. ll US WIA and KIA were evacuated. Gun ships received fire, and broke station at 1031H. At 1151H, 2/1 Commanding Officer in Command & Control helicopter received 5-6 rounds automatic weapons fire from 4-5 weapons. Another US WIA(E). Alpha Company engaged estimated North Vietnamese Army (NVA) platoon arranged in a horseshoe position. Company pulled back and joined Bravo Company of 2/1st Inf still receiving scattered small arms fire. On 20 March at 0315H, Delta Company 2/1st Infantry reported that at BT 173113 at 0130H, received 6 to 8 82mm mortar rounds with the results of 2 US KIA and 5 US WIA. At 1210H, it was reported that Bravo and Delta Companies, 2/1 Infantry engaged enemy from BT 164113 at 1150H, receiving mortar fire; Air Strikes called in at that time and B Company moving into reinforce. Results: received 14 rounds of enemy 82mm Mortars with 5 US KIA and 11 WIA (E). Dust off completed at 1235H. Gun ship expended ammunition and artillery called in with negative results. On 19-20 March 1969 the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry lost 17 men in a fight on the Khang River west of Tien Phuoc, Quang Tin Province. They were:
Sergeant Joe Stephen Huston was survived by his wife Brenda Louise (Dickey) Toon, mother Katholeen (Shaw) Huston (1920-2000), father Joe Henry Huston (1923-2001), sisters: [Ethel] Marie (Huston) Stewart, Marlena Jo (Huston) Mooney, Cathy Ann (Huston) Meyer (1947-20160, Peggy Jane (Huston) Stephenson; and grandmothers Tina M (Wright) Huston (1897-1988) and Elizabeth Ellen (Armstrong) Shaw (1895-1986). Sergeant Huston is buried, along with his parents, sister Cathy, and grand parents Huston in Restland Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas. Shaw grandparents are buried in Big Springs Cemetery, Garland, Dallas County, Texas. 
- - The Virtual Wall, 30 July 2022
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