HONORED ON PANEL 1W, LINE 71 OF THE WALL
ALAN PAUL AHLFIELD
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ALAN P AHLFIELD
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POSTED ON 11.29.2024
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Ground Casualty
Troop H, 17th Cavalry Regiment was the ground reconnaissance element of the 198th Infantry Brigade (Light), arriving at Da Nang, RVN, in October 1967. Troop H departed Vietnam in October 1971, but was re-raised from the assets of Troop B, 7th Squadron, 17th Cavalry, to serve a second tour from April 1972 to February 1973 under the 17th Aviation Group (Combat), 1st Aviation Brigade at Pleiku in Pleiku Province, RVN. Troop H was based at Camp Holloway and conducted reconnaissance operations in Military Region II. On the early afternoon of September 10, 1972, a Troop H mortarman was fatally wounded by another enlisted man in an apparent act of wanton murder at Holloway. PFC Alan P. Ahlfield was walking with another trooper from the Enlisted Men’s Club to the mortar pits in his unit’s area. While moving past a jeep, one of two enlisted men in the vehicle asked for a cigarette. Ahlfield approached the jeep when one of the men got out and grabbed and placed him in a headlock. He drew a .45 caliber pistol, placed it to the back of Ahlfield’s head and fired a round. Ahlfield staggered a few feet then collapsed. He was transported to the 17th Aviation Group dispensary, transferred to the 67th Evacuation Hospital, then flown to the U.S. Army Hospital in Saigon where he expired at 10:30 PM. It is unclear if the shooter was identified or what punishment was imposed on him as the Army generally provided very little details regarding such incidents. Ahlfield was 18 years old. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org]
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POSTED ON 11.28.2024
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