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HONORED ON PANEL 13W, LINE 64 OF THE WALL

JAMES EDWARD PIVA

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JAMES E PIVA

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13W/64

DATE OF BIRTH

03/20/1948

CASUALTY PROVINCE

HUA NGHIA

DATE OF CASUALTY

02/27/1970

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POSTED ON 3.10.2025

Attack on Tay Ninh Base Camp – February 27, 1970

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Operation Toan Thang IV ("Complete Victory") [November 1, 1969 - May 1, 1970] was a U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) operation designed to keep pressure on Viet Cong (VC) and North Vietnam Army forces in Military Region III. The operation sought to established South Vietnamese governmental control in the areas around Saigon following the Tet Offensive of 1968. Allied initiatives brought the fighting to the enemy wherever intelligence reports indicated his presence. Despite sustaining losses, during the last week of February 1970, an active insurgency continued across the area of operation. On February 26th, the U.S. 372nd Radio Research Company reported intercepts indicating the enemy’s Spring Campaign was getting underway. Offensive actions included besieging Tay Ninh Base Camp with a mortar attack. The base, located twelve kilometers (7.4 miles) from the Cambodian border in Tay Ninh Province, received 25 rounds of 120mm mortar fire on the 27th. Several impacted in the cantonment area for D Company, 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division troops, killing six Americans and wounding six others. The lost personnel included SGT Danny C. Berrier, SGT Jesus M. Encarnacion-Colon, PFC James B. Heard, PFC James E. Piva, PFC Frank L. Staton, and PFC Cornelius Terry. Heard, Piva, Stanton, and Terry were posthumously promoted to Corporal. Material losses included heavy damage to one building, moderate damage to three UH-1D and one AH-1G helicopters, and light damage to two jeeps, five buildings, and two UH-1 helicopters. The attack on Tay Ninh was considered the most significant enemy attack by fire against a U.S. installation in three months. [Sourced at coffeltdatabase.org and “Operational Report – Lessons Learned, Headquarters, 25th Infantry Division, Period Ending 30 April 1970” at archive.org]
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POSTED ON 3.6.2025
POSTED BY: ANON

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Your sacrifice is not forgotten.

HOOAH
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POSTED ON 3.19.2024
POSTED BY: ANON

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Your sacrifice is not forgotten.

HOOAH
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POSTED ON 8.27.2023
POSTED BY: john fabris

honoring you....

A butterfly lights beside us like a sunbeam
And for a brief moment its glory
and beauty belong to our world
But then it flies again
And though we wish it could have stayed...
We feel lucky to have seen it.
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POSTED ON 10.30.2022
POSTED BY: Audrey Snow

Thank You Uncle Jim

All my life I’ve seen your handsome photos and stories of you being the tease older brother. I have always admired the man in the photo staring back at me, wishing I could meet you. Your life is honored by so many and your great sacrifice is held in your family’s hearts through the generations that have and will come. You are a true hero. Thank you for your ultimate sacrifice Uncle Jim. I love you.
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