David Andrew Seiber
Private First Class
A CO, 3RD BN, 8TH INFANTRY, 4TH INF DIV, USARV Army of the United States Waynesboro, Tennessee August 04, 1948 to March 03, 1969 DAVID A SEIBER is on the Wall at Panel W30, Line 31 |
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This article was originally published June 1992 in THE PARAGRAPH, a monthly newsletter of the Mid-South Chapter (Memphis, TN) of the Paralyzed Veterans of America and respectfully submitted by the author, Jerry R. Hinson D.Ph. who has served veterans for 28 years at the Memphis VA Medical Center. He was raised in the same community as PFC David Seiber.
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A Note from The Virtual WallIn February 1969 the 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, was directed to block and destroy NVA transportation routes in the Plei Trap Valley. The operation began on 1 March 1969 with a combat assault by A Company, 3/12 Infantry, into Landing Zone Swinger. After securing LZ Swinger for artillery emplacement A/1/12 and other 1st Brigade rifle companies spread out into the valley looking for NVA troops.Late in the afternoon of 03 March, A Company, 3/8 Infantry, found them when they were engaged by enemy troops. The initial contact was heavy and the Artillery Forward Observer's RTO (PFC Santos) was killed in the first few minutes, reducing the effectiveness of artillery support. The contact rapidly degenerated into a violent up-close infantry fight. By the time the NVA were forced from their defensive positions Alpha 3/8th Infantry had lost twenty-one men:
The Melton Cemetery in Lewis County, Tennessee, is a small, rural cemetery located on land contributed by Cynthia Sieber Melton. Although many members of the Seiber family are buried here, the cemetery is named after its contributor, using her married surname. The headstones in the cemetery bear witness to the Seiber family's service to their country:
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