WAYNE W CHAMPION
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HONORED ON PANEL 58E, LINE 32 OF THE WALL

WAYNE WILLIAM CHAMPION

WALL NAME

WAYNE W CHAMPION

PANEL / LINE

58E/32

DATE OF BIRTH

11/18/1948

CASUALTY PROVINCE

GIA DINH

DATE OF CASUALTY

05/12/1968

HOME OF RECORD

ST PAUL

COUNTY OF RECORD

Ramsey County

STATE

MN

BRANCH OF SERVICE

ARMY

RANK

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REMEMBRANCES

LEFT FOR WAYNE WILLIAM CHAMPION
POSTED ON 1.18.2022
POSTED BY: John Fabris

do not stand at my grave and weep

Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there. I did not die.
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POSTED ON 11.18.2019
POSTED BY: Malli

Wayne

Wayne.....Honoring you on your birthday......Never forgotten......God Bless
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POSTED ON 3.21.2019

Attack on FSB Pike VI – May 12, 1968

On the morning of May 11, 1968, Fire Support Base PIKE VI, five miles southwest of Tan Son Nhut Air Base in Gia Dinh Province, RVN, was occupied by Battery B, 6th Battalion, 77th Artillery; Battery A, 1st Battalion, 8th Artillery; and, Battery C, 3rd Battalion, 13th Artillery. The batteries, a mix of 105mm and 155mm tubes, entered the fire support base early in the afternoon, and a bulldozer immediately began constructing berms for the 155mm howitzers. By nightfall only the turrets of the howitzers were exposed. The 105mm batteries had been carefully positioned to allow maximum use of anti-personnel Beehive rounds, and two 105mm howitzers, one from each battery, had been placed at strategic points along the perimeter some distance from the rest of the battery positions. The nearby wood lines were covered by two attached 40mm self-propelled anti-aircraft M42 Dusters. The light batteries enjoyed excellent fields of fire. The medium battery was positioned between the two light batteries and thus was able to support equally well in all directions. At 1:30 AM on May 12,1968, the enemy attacked FSB Pike VI with a mortar barrage of approximately 400 rounds, all falling within 30-60 minutes. The enemy began a diversionary attack from the south. The Duster position on the southern tip of the base took 60-70 Viet Cong under fire with its M60 machinegun and 40mm cannon. The crew managed to fire only 12 rounds of 40mm ammunition, however, before the Duster was silenced by an RPG round. Leaving 16 enemy bodies in their wake, the crew fell back to a 105mm howitzer pit directly to their rear. The enemy managed to reach the Duster, but small arms and a few well-placed Beehive rounds from the 105mm turned them back. As the main attack was starting from the west, artillery shells from adjacent units were already impacting around the perimeter. Support was called for and received from 155mm howitzers of Battery B, 3d Battalion, 13th Artillery, near Saigon. The entire western approach was covered by a 105mm battery which fired round after round of Beehive and time rounds, all with very short fuze settings, into the attacking enemy. The defense was entirely successful, and the attack ended in just two and one-half hours. Mop-up operations in daylight produced a body count of 110 enemy KIA. Friendly force losses amounted to four killed and 30 wounded. One of the killed, CPT William F. Rodgers, and five of the wounded were artillerymen. The other lost personnel were from B Company, 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division. They included PFC Wayne W. Champion, PFC Jerry Fletcher, and PFC Michael B. Jones. No equipment was lost. The damaged Duster was easily repaired, and two vehicles sustained minor damage. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org and an article by MG David E. Ott in Field Artillery Journal (May-June 1976)]
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POSTED ON 11.5.2017
POSTED BY: Lucy Conte Micik

THANKS

Dear PFC Wayne Champion,
Thank you for your service as an Infantryman. Your 69th birthday is soon. Happy Birthday. This is the month that we remember all those who have passed-on. We remember you. It is so important for us all to acknowledge the sacrifices of those like you who answered our nation's call. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage and faithfulness. Rest in peace with the angels.
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POSTED ON 1.2.2014
POSTED BY: Bob Ahles, Vietnam Vet, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Peace with Honor

You were one of the brave that answered the call. You honored us by your service and sacrifice. We now honor you each time we stand and sing the words “THE LAND OF THE FREE AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE”. Rest in peace and honor Wayne.
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