Post by Anonymous Vet on Dec 1, 2003 14:27:21 GMT -5
Three 25th Infantry men earn DSC.
CUCHI (25th INF) - Three, 25th Infantry' Division soldiers' have been presented Distinguished Service Crosses in separate ceremonies.
Lt. Earl D. Greer, Sgt. Ray D. McGuire and Spec. 4 David G. Chedester were presented the awards by General Creighton W. Abrams.
Greer was cited for extraordinary heroism during a Four day action with the 2nd Bn., 34th Armor, Tan Hoa. When his armored personnel carrier was struck by an antitank rocket, Greer, was painfully wounded; but he, refused evacuation, assessed the situation and directed the fire upon the enemy position. When one of' his men was wounded, Greer, disregarding his own safety, ran through a hail of enemy bullets to move the man to a place of safety.
The, next day he spearheaded an attack on the enemy positions, personally silencing an enemy rocket position, removing a disabled vehicle under fire and his platoon in the final assault, killing three NVA and detaining four suspects.
Later, when elements east of the village were again pinned down by enemy fire, he maneuvered his vehicle to support them and was again wounded along with his entire crew, by anti-tank fire, With the vehicle in flames, he removed the crew members to aid before accepting medical treatment himself.
McGuire was cited for his action near Hoc Mon. As members of his company of 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry left their helicopters, they came under such heavy fire that a withdrawal was ordered. However, five men were severely, wounded and pinned down by enemy fire.
McGuire volunteered to lead a small rescue group to the aid of the five, and, when his group was also pinned down, crawled alone 50 yards through intense enemy fire to reach his fallen comrades.
One by one, he dragged them back to a safer area from where they were evacuated later.
David G. Chedester, a medic with the 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry was cited for continually braving intense enemy fire to aid and rescue his comrades during an early morning attack on a night defensive position in War Zone C. The enemy had launched a massive mortar and ground attack on the base.
Ignoring the mortars still exploding around him and the fact that most of the wounded were in open terrain, Chedester continually ran to fallen soldiers to treat and retrieve them to safer areas.
After the attack he went forward with his group on a sweep of the area and personally supervised the evacuation of the wounded.
1968, The army Reporter
CUCHI (25th INF) - Three, 25th Infantry' Division soldiers' have been presented Distinguished Service Crosses in separate ceremonies.
Lt. Earl D. Greer, Sgt. Ray D. McGuire and Spec. 4 David G. Chedester were presented the awards by General Creighton W. Abrams.
Greer was cited for extraordinary heroism during a Four day action with the 2nd Bn., 34th Armor, Tan Hoa. When his armored personnel carrier was struck by an antitank rocket, Greer, was painfully wounded; but he, refused evacuation, assessed the situation and directed the fire upon the enemy position. When one of' his men was wounded, Greer, disregarding his own safety, ran through a hail of enemy bullets to move the man to a place of safety.
The, next day he spearheaded an attack on the enemy positions, personally silencing an enemy rocket position, removing a disabled vehicle under fire and his platoon in the final assault, killing three NVA and detaining four suspects.
Later, when elements east of the village were again pinned down by enemy fire, he maneuvered his vehicle to support them and was again wounded along with his entire crew, by anti-tank fire, With the vehicle in flames, he removed the crew members to aid before accepting medical treatment himself.
McGuire was cited for his action near Hoc Mon. As members of his company of 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry left their helicopters, they came under such heavy fire that a withdrawal was ordered. However, five men were severely, wounded and pinned down by enemy fire.
McGuire volunteered to lead a small rescue group to the aid of the five, and, when his group was also pinned down, crawled alone 50 yards through intense enemy fire to reach his fallen comrades.
One by one, he dragged them back to a safer area from where they were evacuated later.
David G. Chedester, a medic with the 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry was cited for continually braving intense enemy fire to aid and rescue his comrades during an early morning attack on a night defensive position in War Zone C. The enemy had launched a massive mortar and ground attack on the base.
Ignoring the mortars still exploding around him and the fact that most of the wounded were in open terrain, Chedester continually ran to fallen soldiers to treat and retrieve them to safer areas.
After the attack he went forward with his group on a sweep of the area and personally supervised the evacuation of the wounded.
1968, The army Reporter