Robert Lee SmithSpecialist FourB CO, 2ND BN, 12TH CAVALRY, 1 CAV DIV Army of the United States 06 November 1943 - 29 January 1966 Welch, West Virginia Panel 04E Line 115 |
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The database page for Robert Lee Smith
My fox hole buddy. Not a day goes by that I don't think about you... You will never be forgotten!
From a friend, |
A Note from The Virtual WallAccording to David Sigler's "Vietnam Battle Chronology" elements of the 1st Cavalry Division engaged the 7th and 9th Battalions, 33rd NVA Regiment, near the hamlet of Cu Nghi about eight miles north of Bong Son in Binh Dinh. The bloody fight began on 28 Jan 1966 and continued for three days. Although Sigler says 121 Americans died in the fighting, the casualty database lists 57 hostile-fire deaths in Binh Dinh Province during those three days; of these, 17 were from 2nd Bn, 12th Cavalry. Eight of the 17 were from SP4 Smith's Bravo Company 2/12:
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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 30 Oct 2006
Last updated 08/10/2009