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Casualty Info
Home Town Oak Lawn, IL
Last Address Oak Lawn, IL
Casualty Date Mar 14, 1968
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location Quang Tri (Vietnam)
Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Saint Mary's Cemetery - Chicago, Illinois
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 500-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.
