1/6th Awards 67/68 Attached Personnel

1^st Battalion, 6^th Infantry

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List By Unit - 1967/68

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The list below is organized by Unit. See the background tab for general information on the lists. Please see the notes at the bottom of the list for explanations of the abbreviations used in the table. It will take a few seconds for the table below to display.

Last	First	MI	SN	Grade	Award	Unit	Period End Date	General Order (GO)	Note
Strong	Michael	D		CPT	SS	HHB/1/14	8-Feb-68	AD-68-3183	DR. Strong, on-site Lo Giang
Delara	Franklin	V		2LT	SS	A/1/14	23-May-68	AD-68-3704	Posthumously, B/1/6 FO
Girling	Victor	D		CPL	GCM 1st Award	A/1/14	26-Jul-67	68-4482	A/1/6 Arty Recon Sgt
Girling	Victor	D		CPL	SS	A/1/14	8-Feb-68	AD-68-2648	A/1/6 Arty Recon Sgt
Johnson	Michael	J		CPL	BS w/V	A/1/14	9-May-68	AD-68-8577	C/1/6 Arty Recon Sgt
Maxwell	Robert	V	Jr.	2LT	SS	A/1/14	15-May-68	AD-68-5397	D/1/6 FO
Maxwell	Robert	V	Jr.	2LT	BS w/V	A/1/14	31-May-68	AD-68-6988	D/1/6 FO
Poepping	Arthur	H	Jr.	SP4	ACM w/V 1OLC	A/1/14	9-May-68	AD-68-8323	C/1/6 Arty Recon Sgt
Swank	Laurence	C		1LT	SS	A/1/14	8-Feb-68	AD-68-3032	A/1/6 FO
Bucalo	Robert	J		1LT	BS w/V	B/1/14	8-Feb-68	68-6062	B/1/6 FO
Mathes	Kenneth	P		SGT	BS w/V	B/1/14	16-Mar-68	AD-68-2863	D/1/6 FO

Notes and explanations of the abbreviations used in the table above:
MOH	Congressional Medal of Honor
DSC	Distinguished Service Cross
SS	Silver Star
DFC	Distinguished Flying Cross
SM	Soldiers Medal
BS	Bronze Star Medal
PH	Purple Heart
AM	Air Medal
ACM	Army Commendation Medal
GCM	Good Conduct Medal
VSC	Vietnamese Service Cross
w/V	Adds a "V" device on the ribbon for Valor
OLC	Oak Leaf Cluster--1OLC means the second time awarded, 2OLC means third time, etc.
HQ or HHC	Headquarter and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry
KIA	Killed in Action
WIA	Wounded in Action
Other awards received by the men listed above include the National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, and the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross w/Palm Unit Citation. Many also earned the Valorous Unit Citation for the battle of Lo Giang(1) in February 1968.