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Casualty Info
Home Town Toppenish, WA
Last Address Toppenish, WA
Casualty Date Mar 14, 1968
Cause MIA-Finding of Death
Reason Other Explosive Device
Location Quang Tri (Vietnam)
Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Elmwood Cemetery - Toppenish, Washington
In March 1968 , River Assault Division 112, Had it's biggest loss of the month. It occurred on 14 March 1968 when ARC-112-7, Sweeping close to the west bank of the Cua Viet River two miles southeast of Dong Ha, hit an estimated 900-pound water mine. The force of the explosion flipped the 72-ton ATC upside down, causing extensive damage and killing six crewmembers and wounding a seventh.
The six crewmen of the river monitor T-112-7, River Squadron 11, River Assault Division 112, Task Force 117, died.
