10 May 2001 REMEMBERED ACROSS THE YEARS by his family. Placed by a cousin, Michael R. Jacobs 94flstc@msn.com

 

22 Oct 2005 To a father I never got to meet - I was born a month and a day later. Dad, I only see you in pictures but you gave me life and yours was taken so soon. I will always love you, Michelle From his daughter, Michelle Warden michelle110668@hotmail.com

 

A Note from The Virtual Wall On 05 Oct 1968 D Company, 1/28th Infantry, lost ten soldiers to enemy mortar and small arms fire: 1LT Aubrey E. Jacobs, Nashville, TN MSG Antonio B. Jaime, Alice, TX SP4 Joseph C. Aronce, El Paso, TX SP4 Johnny W. Humphrey, Vidalia, GA SP4 Leo R. Meyer, Fond Du Lac, WI, 61st Infantry Platoon (Combat Tracker) SP4 James C. Moore, Cincinnati, OH PFC Johnnie R. Compton, Sylacauga, AL PFC Gerald E. Hammond, Glens Falls, NY PFC Henry L. Kertis, Wabbaseka, AR PFC Richard E. Letendre, Nashua, NH, Medic (HHC w/ D/1/28) The 61st Infantry Platoon (Combat Tracker) provided dog and handler teams to work with infantry units. In this instance SP4 Meyer's tracking dog, Bruce, already had served in Vietnam for a year or more, and he survived his master. Bruce continued to serve with the 61st Combat Trackers until 1970, when he and his handler (Louis Caputo) were transfered to the 557th IPCT.

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