David Loyall Berry

Specialist Four
2ND PLT, B CO, 1ST BN, 5TH INF RGT, 25 INF DIV
Army of the United States
22 October 1946 - 21 July 1966
Houston, Texas
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25 INF DIV

5TH INF RGT 		Combat Infantry

Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for David Loyall Berry

3 Dec 2004

David L Berry
Photo courtesy of Shirley Smith

REMEMBERED

by his comrades in the
5th Inf Rgt
5th Infantry

A Note from The Virtual Wall

At 1600, 21 Jul 1966, the 2nd Platoon, B/1/5th Infantry, got into a firefight while conducting operations in the Fil Hol Rubber Plantation. During the fight, an armored personnel carrier maneuvered to attack the enemy's flank. The APC was totally destroyed when a command-detonated mine set off TNT and C-4 explosives carried within the APC. Seven men died in the incident:


The point-of-contact for this memorial is
a fellow Bobcat,
Randy Kethcart
randy@bobcat.ws 
3 Dec 2004


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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
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