11th Armored Cavalry's Veterans of Vietnam & Cambodia
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This Month in 11th Armored Cavalry History

SEPTEMBER

1	1967 1968	Operation Valdosta I Begins MAJ Andrew P O'Meara HHT Regt, earns DSC
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5	1968 1969	COL Georges S. Patton HHT Regt, earns DSC WO1 Marshall W Purcell Air Cav Trp, earns DFC  CSM Daniel J. Mulcahey HHT Regt, earns SS SP4 William J Carrara HHT Regt, earns DFC  SP4 Cecil E James Air Cav Trp, earns DFC   1LT Stephen Moushegian Air Cav Trp, earns DFC (3OLC)
6	1966 1967 1969	USNS Sultan arrives at Vung Tau Operation Valdsta I ends 1/11 destroys NVA Bn at Loc Ninh WO1 John J Amore HHT 1/11, earns DFC  WO1 Edward W Papin HHT 1/11, earns DFC  PFC Donald H Ayscue F Trp 2/11, earns SS 1LT Vincent P Baerman C Trp 1/11, earns SS MAJ John C Bahnsen HHT 1/11, earns SS (4OLC) SSG Bill Bathe C Trp 1/11, earns SS SSG Jesse T. Crowe C Trp 1/11, earns SS SGT Thomas J. Gaskey C Trp 1/11, earns SS PFC Edwin L. Kinney F Trp 2/11, earns SS SSG Wayne J. Sanders C Trp 1/11, earns SS * 1LT Stephen W. Vince B Trp 1/11, earns SS CPT Arthur L. West III C Trp 1/11, earns SS (1OLC)
7	1966 1969	USNS Upshur arrives at Vung Tau 3/11 kills 98 NVA near An Loc CW2 John L Enticknap HHT 3/11, earns DFC  WO1 Gerald C Strange HHT 3/11, earns DFC  LTC David K. Doyle HHT 3/11, earns SS SGT Leo Francis Hartsuff HHT 3/11, earns SS CW2 Michael Huff HHT 1/11, earns SS SGT James W. Leathers I Trp 2/11, earns SS CPT Douglas H. Starr B Trp 1/11, earns SS (2OLC) CPT James T. Tutt I Trp 3/11, earns SS (1OLC)
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10	1969	PFC Dannie Jamison F Trp 2/11, earns SS
11	1966	USNS Barrett arrives at Vung Tau
12	1968	SP4 James Elson Buchanan E Trp 2/11, earns SS SP4 Gary Hackworth E Trp 2/11, earns SS CPT John L. Kennedy E Trp 2/11, earns SS PSG George A. Mueller E Trp 2/11, earns SS LTC John P. Prillaman HHT 2/11, earns SS
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14	1967	Operation Emporia IV ends
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17	1970	LT1 Joe E Clemons Air Cav Trp, earns DFC  CPT William H Sheehan Air Cav Trp, earns DFC
18		POW/MIA Day
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23	1968	WO1 Larry P  Spencer Air Cav Trp, earns DFC
24	1966 1967 1968	11th ACR Rear Det Leaves Oakland on USNS Eltinge SP4 Joe Thomas G Trp 2/11 earns DSC * CPT Rederick C Heath HHT 2/11, earns DFC  1LT John R Brookshire G Trp 2/11, earns SS CPT Jon D. Collins G Trp 2/11, earns SS CPT William W. Crouch F Trp 2/11, earns SS PFC Erral Dale Smallwood G Trp 2/11, earns SS * COL Georges S. Patton HHT Regt, earns DSC (1OLC)
25	1969	SGT Stanislavas V. Nerkeliunas B Trp 1/11, earns SS
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28	1966 1967	2200hrs: first artillery round fired in RVN by Col Cobb & 3rd Sq How Btry G Trp & H Co, 2/11, engage 30+ NVA in open resulting in 23 NVA KIA & 3 POW CPT John A Kerr HHT 2/11, earns DFC  CPT Robert W. Haubrich H Co 2/11, earns SS
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                                       * Posthumous Award
                                      ** Upgraded to Distinguished Service Cross
                                    *** Upgraded to Medal of Honor
                                OLC - Oak Leaf Cluster
                                            All awards for heroism except where noted by
                                            (ACHVMNT) - extraordinary or meritorious achievement
                                            Soldier's Medal