Earl Elester Irving, Jr
Specialist Four
2ND PLT, B CO, 1ST BN, 5TH INFANTRY, 25TH INF DIV, USARV
Army of the United States
East St Louis, Illinois
July 26, 1946 to September 11, 1966
EARL E IRVING Jr is on the Wall at Panel 10E, Line 86

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Earl is the one bent over with the tipparillo cigar in his mouth. The picture was taken at the B Company EM club at Cu Chi Base Camp in early 1966.

Earl was one you would want along side of you when the shooting started. He could hold his own and more. He loved tipperillo cigars, was constantly reading paperback books, and loathed the C Ration pound cake. With all the hoopla about September 11, 2001 it is ironic that he died on September 11, 1966 and not much was said. He was killed when a barrage of US 105mm was dumped on the second platoon of B Company.

Text and photo courtesy of
Larry Hazima


REMEMBERED

by his comrades in the
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5th Infantry - the Bobcats

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