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This Month in 11th Armored Cavalry History

JUNE

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2	1969	2LT Michael D Bates Air Cav Trp, earns DFC ( 6OLC) MAJ James W Bradin Air Cav Trp, earns DFC  CW2 James T Hall Air Cav Trp, earns DFC (2OLC) WO1 Jonathan D Kurtz HHT Regt, earns DFC  WO1 Robert D Strawbridge HHT Regt, earns DFC  COL James H Leach HHT Regt, earns SS
3	1968 1969	1/11th ACR and 1st Plt 919th Engr Co awarded Presidential Unit Citation for action between 11 May & 3 June 1SG Russell R Crowley H Co 2/11, earns SS SGT Walter R Hastings H Co 2/11, earns SS CPT Claude K Hudson G Trp 2/11, earns SS (1OLC) SP4 L V Tyler Jr G Trp 2/11, earns SS
4	1970	1LT Ervin N Crutchfield K Trp 3/11, earns SS
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6	1968 1969	SP4 Thomas Ray Edwards A Trp 1/11, earns SS * CPT Dennis E Firestone M Co 3/11, earns SS
7	1969	SSG Daniel A Carrizales G Trp 2/11 earns, DSC CPT Claude K Hudson G Trp 2/11 earns, DSC LTC James H Aarestad HHT 2/11, earns SS 2LT Martin Amestoy III G Trp 2/11, earns SS SP4 Robert E Coventry B Trp 1/11, earns SS MAJ John C Gilbreath HHT 2/11, earns SS SP4 Dennis Anthony Iasello G Trp 2/11, earns SS * SP4 Thomas Paul Landman H Co 2/11, earns SS * SP4 Allen C Wharfield III G Trp 2/11, earns SS
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9	1967 1969	Operation Akron begins SSG Clinton C Adkins M Co 3/11, earns SS PSG Donald M Biggin L Trp 3/11, earns SS SP4 Selby E Egender Jr L trp 3/11, earns SS SP4 Amos L Hissem L Trp 3/11, earns SS SP4 Donal E Honaker L Trp 3/11, earns SS CPT Chester E Keith L Trp 3/11, earns SS SP4 Roger Bernard Schaefer L Trp 3/11, earns SS *
10	1968	SP4 William A Sale Jr C Trp 1/11, earns SS
11	1970	CPT John C Eberle C Trp 1/11, earns SS SGT Raymond L Hopper C Trp 1/11, earns SS SGT Robert Charles Mcandrew C Trp 1/11, earns SS *
12	1970	1LT Michael Huff HHT 1/11, earns DFC (5OLC) WO1 Richard L Mathews HHT 1/11, earns DFC (1OLC) LTC James B Reed HHT 1/11, earns DFC
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17	1968 1969	PSG Thomas H Barmore D Co 1/11, earns SS SP4 Enrique Thomas Enrico Air Cav Trp, earns SS *
18	1969	SP4 Enrique Thomas Enrico Air Cav Trp, earns DFC * SP4 Robert Louis Mingle Air Cav Trp, earns DFC * CPT Tom W Mitchell Air Cav Trp, earns DFC  1LT Fred J Van Orden Air Cav Trp, earns DFC  MAJ James W Bradin Air Cav Trp , earns SS (2OLC) CSM Robert J Crowe HHT Regt, earns SS LTC David K Doyle HHT 3/11, earns SS SP4 Michael B Gill Air Cav Trp, earns SS PFC J B Griffin E Trp 2/11, earns SS COL James H Leach HHT Regt, earns SS (1OLC) WO1 Paul D Madsen Air Cav Trp, earns SS SP4 Hollis Gregory Miller Air Cav Trp, earns SS * SP4 Thomas K Naylor Air Cav Trp, earns SS
19	1967 1969 1970	Battle of Slope 30 Hamlet (3/11), 56 VC KIA, K Trp suffers 7 KIA MAJ Walter E Kidwell Air Cav Trp, earns DFC  CPT William Forman Abernethy HHT 3/11, earns SS * SSG Harry H Bright 919th Engr Co, earns SS LTC Arthur F Cochran HHT 3/11, earns SS CPT Ronald A Hofmann K Trp 3/11, earns SS SP5 Joe N Jenkins 919th Engr Co, earns SS 1LT Bernard Lawrence Pierce I Trp 3/11 earns, DSC * CW2 Clarence P Burkett Jr HHT Regt, earns DFC (2OLC) CPT James T Tutt I Trp 3/11, earns SS CPT Arthur L West III C Trp 1/11, earns SS CPT John P Mandulak 398th Trans, earns DFC  (ACHVMNT) CPT Norman D Kulpa B Trp 1/11, earns SS
20	1969	3/11, F Trp & H Co receive Valorous Unit Award MAJ John C Gilbreath HHT 2/11, earns DFC (1OLC)
21	1969 1970	1LT Lee J Church Air Cav Trp, earns DFC (1OLC) WO1 Ronnie E Gordon Air Cav Trp, earns DFC  LTC Bobby F Griffin HHT 3/11, earns DFC  WO1 James P Owens HHT 3/11, earns DFC  SP5 Bruce G Dodge HHT 3/11, earns SS
22	1970	COL John Gerrity assumes command as 42nd Colonel of the Blackhorse Operation Kentucky Cougar begins CPT Joe B Jenkinson  Air Cav Trp, earns DFC  1LT  Charles S Rousek Air Cav Trp, earns DFC  SP4 Sergio Benavidez K Trp 3/11, earns SS CPT John C Speedy III K Trp 3/11, earns SS (1OLC) PSG Jerry L Weicht K Trp 3/11, earns SS
23	1970	CPT Thomas H Reese Jr HHT 3/11, earns SS
24	1970	WO1 Donald K Tyler HHT 1/11, earns DFC
25	1970	In the last five days of the Cambodian invasion, 11th ACR makes 31 enemy contacts
26	1970	1/11 ACR departs Cambodia COL John L Gerrity HHT Regt, earns SS
27	1967	Operation Akron ends
28	1968 1970	CPT Paul M Gold HHT 1/11, earns SS 2/11 & 3/11 depart Cambodia; CPT Ralph Miles, L Trp is last GI to cross border
29	1970	WO1 James P Owens HHT 3/11, earns DFC (1OLC)
30	1970	11th ACR awarded Valorous Unit Award for 1 May - 29 June

                                       * Posthumous Award
                                      ** Upgraded to Distinguished Service Cross
                                    *** Upgraded to Medal of Honor
                                OLC - Oak Leaf Cluster
                                            All awards for heroism except where noted by
                                            (ACHVMNT) - extraordinary or meritorious achievement
                                            Soldier's Medal