"THE MUDSOLDIERS": who fought in Xa Cam My during Operation Abilene April 11, 1966

"NO MISSION TO DIFFICULT, NO SACRIFICE TO GREAT, DUTY FIRST, READY NOW RANGER"
Leaving for Abilene
April 11, 1966

Battle stats:

Charlie Co 39 KIA 97 WIA 0 MIA

Enemy: KIA 67 Probable KIA 60 VCS 59 Estimated wounded 125

(stats taken from 1st Div document April 13, 1966 )

Please click on any name below to see pictures and/ or each of their stories

Acton, Marion family--65-66--Abilene 4th plt KIA
Marion Franklin Acton--age 18--1st Infantry Division--from Huntsville, Alabama--Panel 06E--line 96
Adinolphi, Richard--65-66--Abilene

Alderson, Kenneth--65-66--Abilene--XO

Antal, Steve--66-67--Abilene 2nd plt

Babino, John--66--Abilene 1st plt

Barnes, Clarence family--65-66--Abilene--4th plt KIA

Clarence Edward Barnes--age 22--1st Infantry Division--from Harriman, Tennessee--Panel 06E--line 97

Bash, Thomas family--65-66--Abilene 1st plt

Bedgood, Jimmy family--65--68 1st plt--Jimmy was later KIA in 1968

Beech, Kenneth--66-67--Abilene

Bishop, Gregory--65-66--Abilene 4th plt

Blankenheim, Douglas family--65-66--Abilene 1st plt

Blevins, Howard family--65-66--Abilene 3rd plt KIA
Howard Calvin Blevins--age 21--1st Infantry Division--from Burnsville, North Carolina--Panel 06E--line 97

Bradley--65-66--Abilene 1st plt

Brown, Alvin--65-66--Abilene 1st plt

Browning, Glen--66-67--Abilene

Buckley, Carl family--66--Abilene 4 plt KIA

Carl Dwayne Buckley--age 20--1st Infantry Division--from Cahokia, Illinois--Panel 06E--line 96

Burkholder, Frank--65-66--Abilene

Burris, David--65-66-Abilene 3rd plt

Campbell, Andrew family----Abilene 4th plt KIA
Andrew J Campbell---age 23--1st Infantry Division--from Langley, Kentucky--Panel 06E--line 97

Carpenter, Wesley--65-66--Abilene 3rd plt

Causey, William family--65-66--Abilene 4th plt KIA
William Harvey Causey--age 22--1st Infantry Division--from Gresham, South Carolina--Panel 06E--line 97

Chaney, Gary family--66--Abilene

Coleman, Ralph family---Abilene KIA
Ralph Coleman--age 35--1st Infantry Division--from Cantonment, Florida--Panel 06E--line 98
Combs, Chester--66--Abilene

Corey, Joseph family Abilene 1st plt

Corn ,Paul --Abilene

Davis, John family----Abilene KIA
John Allen Davis--age 21--1st Infantry Division--from Denver, Colorado--Panel 06E--line 98

DeLao, Gilbert--65-66--Abilene 2nd plt

Dermont, Donald family---Abilene 3rd plt KIA
Donald Eugene Dermont Jr--age 22--1st Infantry Division--from Woodstock, Illinois--Panel 06E--line 98
Desco, Dennis family---Abilene 3rd plt KIA
Dennis A Desco--age 19--1st Infantry Division--from Flint, Michigan--Panel 06E--line 98

DeVoe, Smith--65-66--Abilene 1st plt

Epperson, Charles--65-66--Abilene 1st plt

Faberski, Pete--65-66--Abilene 1st plt

Fee, Philyaw family----Abilene KIA
Philyaw Fee--age 19--1st Infantry Division---from Roark, Kentucky--Panel 06E--line 99

Fijol, Raymond--66--Abilene

Finney, James--66-Abilene

Fisher, Bob--66-67--Abilene-- 2nd plt Medic

Fulford, John D--65-66--Abilene 2nd plt

Gardner, Phillip--65-66 Abilene 3rd plt

Garner, Richard--65-66--Abilene 3rd plt

Garrett, Eugene--65-66--Abilene 4th plt KIA
Eugene Garrett Jr--age 24--1st Infantry Division--from Houston, Texas--Panel 06E--line 99

George, Edward family----Abilene KIA
Edward Lee George--age 19--1st Infantry Division--from Myrtle Creek, Oregon--Panel 06E--line 99

Gerald, Bozy family -65-66--Abilene 4th plt KIA
Bozy Gerald--age 47--1st Infantry Division--from Fennville, Michigan--Panel 06E--line 99

Gerke, James--66--Abilene

Griffit, Larry--66--Abilene 2nd plt

Haley, Ron--65-66--Abilene 1st plt

Hall, Phillip--65-66--Abilene 2nd plt

Hammett�s, David family--66-Abilene 3rd KIA
David A Hammet--age 19--1st Infantry Division--from Chicago, Illinois--Panel 06E--line 100

Harris, Roger--65-66--Abilene 1st plt

Harvey, Charles family----Abilene KIA
Charles Edward Harvey--age 21--1st Infantry Division--from East St. Louis, Illinois--Panel 06E--line 100

Hawkins, Norman family----Abilene KIA
Norman Levern Hawkins--age 20--1st Infantry Division--from New York, New York--Panel 06E--line 100

Heath, Burt family--66-67--Abilene 1st plt

Holman, Herschell--65-66--Abilene 4th plt

Holton, Bob family--65-66-Abilene 1st plt

Hunter, Harold--65-66--Abilene 4th plt

Inkelaar, Leonardus--65-66--Abilene 1st plt

Johnson, Robert A. family----Abilene KIA
Robert Allen Johnson--age 18--1st Infantry Division--from Novato, California--Panel 06E--line 100

Johnson, Robert--66-67--Abilene 1st plt

Jones, Phillip family----Abilene 3rd KIA
Philip Alfonso Jones--age 27--1st Infantry Division--from Washington, DC--Panel 06E--line 101

Kirby, Daniel--66-67--Abilene 3rd plt

Klopher--65-66--Abilene 3rd plt

Kroah, Martin family--65-66--Abilene 3rd plt

Lader, Milton--65-66--Abilene 1st plt

Landry, Douglas--66-67--Abilene

Lang, John--65-66--Abilene 3rd plt

Langford, Sgt----Abilene

Langston, Everett family--65-66--Abilene 3rd plt KIA
Everett Eugene Langston--age 26--1st Infantry Division--from Leachville, Arkansas--Panel 06E--line 101. Affectionately known as "Round Man".

Lark, LeRoy--65-66-Abilene 2nd plt

Lasure, Bruce--66-67-Abilene 1st plt

Levering, Edwin family--Abilene KIA
Edwin Harry Levering--age 27--1st Infantry Division--from Rancocas, New Jersey--Panel 06E--line 101

Lewinski, Stanley--65-66--Abilene 1st plt

Libs, John--65-66--Abilene 2nd plt

Manley, Richard family--65-66--Abilene 3rd plt KIA

Richard Joseph Manley--age 39--1st Infantry Division--from St Joseph, Missouri--Panel 06E--line 101. Affectionately known as "Foo Gas".
Manning, George �little George�--66--Abilene 1st plt

Marchetti, David--65-66-- HQ medic in Abilene

Mays, Emmett Jr family----Abilene 3rd plt KIA
Emmitt Mays, Jr.--age 20--1st Infantry Division--from Columbus, Georgia--Panel 06E--line 101

Migoni, Joseph's family--66-67--Abilene

Miller, John family--65-66--Abilene

Mize, Ken--66-67--Abilene 1st plt

�Muc�----Abilene

Navarro, Fred--65-66--Abilene 3rd plt

Nolan, William family--65-66--Abilene CO

Noyce, John--65-66--Abilene 2nd plt

Noyola, Richard family----Abilene KIA
Richard Noyola--age 23--1st Infantry Division--from Los Angeles, California--Panel 06E--line 102

Ogalsby, Charles family----Abilene 4th plt KIA
Charles Doyle Ogalsby--age 22--1st Infantry Division--from Evansville, Indiana--Panel 06E--line 103

Pacheco, Israel--66--Abilene 2nd plt

Passmore, Lawson--65-66--Abilene 2nd plt

Peters, F. David--66-67--Abilene

Phillips, Don--66--Abilene

Piner, Ted--66-Abilene 2nd plt

Prinz,Randall family--65-66--Abilene 3rd plt KIA
Randall Boyd Prinz--age 18--1st Infantry Division--from Roseville, Michigan--Panel 06E--line 102. Affectionately known as "Peanuts".

Reilly, Edward family----Abilene 2nd plt KIA
Edward William Reilly--age 22--1st Infantry Division--from Upper Darby, Pennsylvania--Panel 06E--line 103

Rexroad, Robert--66-67--Abilene 2nd plt

Richards, William--65-66--Abilene 3rd plt

Robinson, Jimmy's family--65-66-Abilene 1st plt KIA
James William Robinson Jr--age 25--1st Infantry Division--from Lyons, Illinois--Panel 06E--line 103. Recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor for this battle.

Rohl, �Tator� Robert family--65-66--Abilene 1st plt

Roth, Ronald family--Abilene KIA
Ronald Arthur Bert Roth--age 21--1st Infantry Division--from Detroit, Michigan--Panel 06E--line 103

Schoolman, Rolf--65-66--Abilene 3rd plt

Seasholtz, Ron family--65-66-Abilene 3rd plt KIA
Ronald J Seasholtz--age 24--1st Infantry Division--from Pottstown, Pennsylvania--Panel 06E--line 103

Shiver, Henry family----Abilene KIA
Henry Arnold Shiver--age 23--1st Infantry Division--from Oviedo, Florida--Panel 06E--line 103

Short, JC family----Abilene KIA
J C Leslie Short--age 19--1st Infantry Division--from Munith, Michigan--Panel 06E--line 104

Smith, Joseph family----Abilene KIA
Joseph Frank Smith--age 19--1st Infantry Division--from Astoria, New York--Panel 06E--line 104

Steele, Thomas family----Abilene 3rd plt KIA
Thomas Donald Steele--age 20--1st Infantry Division--from Kingston, Pennsylvania--Panel 06E--line 104

Steinberg, George family--65-66--Abilene 4th plt KIA
George Charles Steinberg--age 24--1st Infantry Division--from Milwaukee, Wisconsin--Panel 06E--line 104. Affectionately known as " Lt. Fuzz". Recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross for this battle.

Steward, Daniel family--65-66--Abilene 2nd plt--was KIA later in Nam

Stiffer, �Baby Face�----Abilene

Summerlot, Galen family--66-67--Abilene 2nd plt

Sutterfield, Hugh's family --65-66--Abilene 1st plt

Takeguchi, Hidenobu--65-66--Abilene 1st Sgt

Tousant, Leroy family--66-67--Abilene 1st plt

Urconis, Charles--65-66--2nd plt Abilene

Vogeli, Ralph family--65-66--Abilene later on was KIA in Nam

Waldon, Daniel family----Abilene 1st plt KIA
Daniel Edgar Walden--age 21--1st Infantry Division--from Jellico, Tennessee--Panel 06E--line 104. Recipient of the Silver Star for this battle.

Ward, George family--65-66--Abilene KIA
George Howard Ward--age 19--1st Infantry Division--from Starkville, Mississippi--Panel 06E--line 105

Watkins, John family----Abilene KIA
John William Watkins--age 21--1st Infantry Division--from Jefferson City, Tennessee--Panel 06E--line105

Welch, �Doc�--65-66--Abilene medic 1st plt

Wilson, Bennie--medic at Abilene

Wilson, Irving family--Sgt--Abilene 3rd plt KIA
Irving McKinley Wilson Jr--age 26--1st Infantry Division--from Baltimore, Maryland--Panel 06E--line 105

White, Bob----Abilene

Whittier, John--65-66--Abilene 1st plt
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Others there or involved with April 11, 1966
Maradiegue, Domingo--66-FO--Abilene

Fox, Frank --FO-65-66--Abilene

Koon, Jack-B Co.--Abilene

Johnsey, Robert-Hq company 1st of the 7th -Abilene

Milsten, David AFPJ--Abilene

O'Beirne, Henry "Obee" AFPJ--Abilene

Padilla, Ramon--Abilene

Patterson, Bill family-B Co.--Abilene

Pitsenbarger, Willaim AFPJ family----Abilene KIA
William H. Pitsenbarger--age 21--Air Force HERO to us in Charlie Company for above and beyond service during Operation Abilene--paramedic--from Piqua, Ohio--Panel 06E--line102. Recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor for this battle.

Salem, Hal AFPJ--Abilene

Weyant, Charles--65-66 HQ abilene

Wire, Raymond--B Co--Abilene

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