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Fred Lohr (D Troop 68-69)

I flew Sergeant Dolby on several 75th Ranger LRRP missions at Phan Thiet in 1969.

Rest in Peace

Spirit Lake Medal of Honor recipient passes away
Credit: HomeOfHeroes.com

Spirit Lake Medal of Honor recipient passes away

by KREM.com

krem.com

Posted on August 9, 2010 at 5:51 AM

Updated today at 5:58 AM


SPIRIT LAKE, Idaho – Sergeant David C. Dolby, a Medal of Honor recipient, passed away Friday in Spirit Lake, Idaho.

Dolby received his Medal of Honor on Sept. 28, 1967 for service on May 21, 1966 in Vietnam. The citation was issued for Dolby's gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty.

Sergeant Dolby was assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division, Company B, 1st battalion (Airborne) 8th Cavalry.

Dolby and his platoon came under intense enemy fire as they were advancing tactically. With many members of his platoon wounded, including the platoon leader, Dolby moved the wounded men to safety and directed the rest of the platoon to engage the enemy.

The citation says that Dolby's unsurpassed valor during four hours of intense combat were a source of inspiration to his entire company, contributed significantly to the success of the overall assault on the enemy position, and were directly responsible for saving the lives of a number of his fellow soldiers.

Dolby was 64. Funeral services are pending.

There are 87 living recipients of the Medal of Honor today.




RVN 68-69  72-73

Fred Lohr

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Hi Fred. I read where Ed Freeman, a Huey pilot who saved 29 troopers at LZ X-ray in VN /Nov/1967. Passed away.  Ed was awarded the Medal of Honor. I do not have any other info.
Rich Hansell, A troop, 2nd Plt. Sept. 67 to March 68. Driver of A-28. Infantry track member.

Fred Lohr (D Troop 68-69)

Baker, SC Medal of Honor recipient, dead at 66
By JEFF WILKINSON - jwilkinson@thestate.com
By JEFF WILKINSON The State   E-Mail

Army Master Sgt. John F. Baker Jr., who received the Medal of Honor for saving the lives of eight of his fellow soldiers, killing 10 Viet Cong and knocking out six machine gun bunkers after his unit was ambushed Nov. 5, 1966, in Vietnam, died Friday evening after collapsing in his Northeast Richland home. He was 66.
Baker and his wife, Donnell, had just returned home from supper when he collapsed, said retired Maj. Gen. Gene Rogers of Columbia, a family friend. Baker had suffered heart problems and had been using oxygen for about a year and a half, Rogers said.

The Medal of Honor is the nation's highest award for valor in combat. Baker's commander, Robert Foley, also received the Medal of Honor for the unit's action.
"We've lost a brave and courageous American hero," Rogers said. "He and Donnell asked for so little and did so much for the country. The country is a better place because he lived in it."

Baker was active in veteran's issues and was instrumental in bringing the national Medal of Honor convention to Charleston in 2010.

Baker was born in Davenport, Iowa, and went to high school in nearby Moline, Ill. In 2008, the I-280 Bridge connecting Davenport with Rock Island, Ill., was renamed in his honor.

During the Vietnam War, Baker was a 5-foot-2-inches tall, 105-pound "tunnel rat" – a soldier who, armed with only a pistol and a flashlight, would crawl into enemy tunnels to clear them. He was one of only 239 service members to receive the Medal of Honor in Vietnam. And he was the last Army soldier with ties to South Carolina to receive the medal from any conflict.

"He is the last of a long legacy of great Army recipients who lived in South Carolina," said retired Marine Maj. Gen. James. E Livingston of Charleston, also a Medal of Honor recipient.

A memorial service is being planned for late next week at Fort Jackson. Visitation will be the day before the service at Dunbar Funeral Home. Interment will be in Arlington National Cemetery.

Read more here: http://www.thestate.com/2012/01/21/2122877/baker-sc-medal-of-honor-recipient.html#storylink=cpy
RVN 68-69  72-73

Fred Lohr

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