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Elliott, John Leroy, AN.
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Contact Info
Home Town Boscobel, WI
Last Address Boscobel, WI
Date of Passing Aug 10, 2010
Location of Interment Boscobel Cemetery - Boscbel, Wisconsin
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Additional Information
Last Known Activity:
John L. "Fuzzy" Elliott, age 61 of Boscobel, passed away on Tuesday August 10, 2010 at the Boscobel Area HealthCare in Boscobel. He was born on December 4, 1948 in Boscobel Wisconsin. John worked for Wick Homes for over 35 years. He was also a Vietnam Veteran. He was preceded in death by his parents. Burial in the Boscobel Cemetery. Military services conducted by the Blake-Semrad American Legion Post # 134 and the Gilbertson-Pitzer post 10393 both of Boscobel.
Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase V Campaign (68)
From Month/Year
July / 1968
To Month/Year
November / 1968
Description This campaign was from 1 July to 1 November 1968. During this period a country-wide effort was begun to restore government control of territory lost to the enemy since the Tet offensive. The enemy attempted another such offensive on 17-18 August but his efforts were comparatively feeble and were quickly overwhelmed by Allied forces.
In the fall of 1968 the South Vietnamese government, with major U.S. support, launched an accelerated pacification campaign. All friendly forces were coordinated and brought to bear on the enemy in every tactical area of operation. In these intensified operations, friendly units first secured a target area, then Vietnamese government units, regional forces/popular forces, police and civil authorities screened the inhabitants, seeking members of the Viet Cong infrastructure. This technique was so successful against the political apparatus that it became the basis for subsequent friendly operations. Government influence expanded into areas of the countryside previously dominated by the Viet Cong to such an extent that two years later at least some measure of government control was evident in all but a few remote regions.
