720th 31 January 1970 ~ Saturday~ Day 1,210
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31 January 1970 ~ Saturday~ Day 1,210 |
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 31 January SP/4 David Allan Johnson, PFC David Lee Hemke, and PFC Robert Lamar McArthur, of B Company, members of an Ambush and Recon Team, drowned in the Dong Nai River when the Boston Whaler Skimmer they were being transported in was swamped during a night operation at the junction of the Rach Bien and Dong Nai Rivers in the Tactical Area Of Responsibility. |
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| WANTED: Photographs of the casualties for their Honor Roll pages, and the names of other members of the Battalion that were present that evening or were involved in the search for and recovery of the bodies during the days following. If you have any information or other relevant materials relating to this incident or the casualties, please contact the History Project Manager via the Email Link at the top of this page. |
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