HONORED ON PANEL 23E, LINE 52 OF THE WALL
WILLIAM JOHN IGOE
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WILLIAM J IGOE
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POSTED ON 1.30.2023
POSTED BY: John Fabris
honoring you...
Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. Your Distinguished Service Cross citation attests to your courage and devotion to your fellow soldiers. As long as you are remembered you will remain in our hearts forever….
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POSTED ON 8.16.2019
POSTED BY: Lucy Micik
Thank You
Dear PFC William Igoe, Thank you for your service as an Armor Reconnaissance Specialist. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage and faithfulness. Rest in peace with the angels.
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POSTED ON 8.5.2019
POSTED BY: [email protected]
Attack on Quan Loi Base Camp – July 11, 1967
Quan Loi Base Camp was a major 1st Infantry Division forward base in Binh Long Province, RVN, supporting operations in War Zones C & D and along Highway 13. At 1:20 AM on July 11, 1967, the base at Quan Loi was attacked by an unknown size Viet Cong force. The battle began when a perimeter Quad .50 opened fire on enemy movement detected in front of its position. The VC then commenced their attack by placing 60mm, 82mm, and 4.2-inch mortar on the base area complex. Air support was immediately requested for the besieged base. At 2:01 AM, VC were reported inside the perimeter throwing grenades and satchel charges at the armored personnel carriers and gun positions. Five minutes later, a tank and APC were hit by rocket-propelled grenades, the APC bursting into flames, its crew suffering 100% casualties. The VC penetration continued deep inside the artillery lines, evident the following morning when unexploded satchel charges were discovered strewn about the gun positions. In addition to the attack on Quan Loi, an adjacent Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) base also came under attack by a large VC force. Illumination and artillery rounds were fired from Quan Loi in support of the beleaguered ARVN unit. As the attack at Quan Loi slackened around 3:00 AM, the attack on the ARVN compound intensified. A ground assault was beaten off by the ARVN, and by 6:10 AM the attacking force broke contact and withdrew to the northwest as U.S. artillery placed fire on suspected VC withdrawal routes. During the attack, SGT Jewell F. Dodge, a military policeman assigned to the C Company Detachment at Quan Loi, scrambled to his assigned bunker and gave his M16 rifle to a young soldier who in the confusion arrived at the bunker unarmed. SGT Dodge then exposed himself to the incoming mortar rounds to return to his tent to obtain another rifle. He was struck by fragments from an exploding mortar round and lay exposed and severely wounded. He was located in the morning and died in the arms of one of his comrades. Five other Americans were killed in the raid. They included SP4 Charles N. Brown, PSG Daniel F. DeButts, PFC William J. Igoe, PFC Lewis F. Jenkins, and SP4 Emile J. Legere. Another 27 U.S. were wounded. One APC was destroyed, and two other APC’s, a tank, and a truck were damaged. Seven of the VC attackers were killed, and an assortment of enemy weaponry was captured. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org and information provided by Juan Maldonado at quanloi.org]
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POSTED ON 4.5.2019
POSTED BY: james G. alls
my friend
you have been in my life since the day we met. our friendship though short has lasted since. I'm proud to have fought along side you and to be there when you left us. Rest easy brother! I'll see you in Fiddlers Green....
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