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A-1-6 > TJW10: Larry Boetsch, Tony Cordia, ?, Thomas Burnside, Tom Bush, and Alan Rinehart in basecamp drinking beer.
A-1-6 > TJW09: All from 1st Platoon: Larry Boetsch (NJ), Anthony Cordia (CA), Thomas Burnside (TX), T.J. Williams (CT), ?, Tom Bush (PA), and Alan Rinehart (UT), in basecamp.
A-1-6 > TC-1 Tony Cordia (CA) receives a Bronze Star w/V for heroics at Hill 352, on 14 May 68. Sgt. Sherwin Hall (CA) received a BS w/V and is wearing glasses to Cordia's right. The grunt on Cordia's left, nearest the camera, is Kirby Heath (WA), also known as "Chief." Cordia, Hall and Heath were all in 1st Platoon. If you recognize any other men to Cordia's right, please let us know. Read what Cordia did to earn this award in the Hero's Hall section of this site. Cordia was wounded twice, earning his Purple Heart w/OLC on 16 May 68. There's a small peace sign on Cordia's helmet cover. (According to his nametag, the first three letters of the last name of the one-star general pinning the award is "You...," so it's probably BG Young.)
A-1-6 > AR-32 Essentially, this photo is the same as the first photo in this collection, with just a slight change in poses. Members of 1st Platoon, posing just after receiving Purple Hearts are: Sgt. Sherwin Hall (CA), squad leader, Sgt. Finnis McCleery (TX), platoon sergeant, Lt. Jim Love (IL), platoon leader, and Alan Rinehart (UT), rifleman; sitting are John 'Chunky' Carlson (NJ), rifleman, Tony Cordia, rifleman, and Mahlon Fegley (DE), rifleman. This photo was taken several days before Hill 352 (Nui Hoac Ridge), where McCleery won the Medal of Honor. Fegley says he was wounded on 4/29/68, and again on 5/14/68, after which he was MedEvaced to Japan for a month. That means he would not have been around after Hill 352 to pose for a picture, and he doesn't remember ever having his second PH pinned on him.
A-1-6 > AR-1 Members of 1st Platoon, posing just after receiving Purple Hearts are: Sgt. Sherwin Hall (CA), squad leader, Sgt. Finnis McCleery (TX), platoon sergeant, Lt. Jim Love (IL), platoon leader, and Alan Rinehart (UT), rifleman; sitting are John 'Chunky' Carlson (NJ), rifleman, Tony Cordia, rifleman, and Mahlon Fegley (DE), rifleman. This photo was taken several days before Hill 352 (Nui Hoac Ridge), where McCleery won the Medal of Honor. Fegley says he was wounded on 4/29/68, and again on 5/14/68, after which he was medevaced to Japan for a month. That means he would not have been around after Hill 352 to pose for a picture, and he doesn't remember ever having his second PH pinned on him.
A-1-6 > JB-33 - Front row, L-R is Richard 'Yoly' Ayala, Jr.(TX), the M-60 Machine Gun Team of Francis "The Stud" Conlon (NJ) and Joseph "The Dud" Bruggeman (NY), and Earl Hinderlighter with an M-79 Grenade Launcher. Back row is Tony Cordia (CA), Mahlon Fegley, John Hacker, ?, and ?, all of 1st Platoon. Hacker, 1st Squad Leader, says the black guy in the right rear was named Mays (maybe James W. Mays), and he claimed to be kin to baseball great, Willie Mays. If you know his first name, or if you know the other unknown grunt, please make a "comment" on this photo.
A-1-6 > JB-12 - Back row, L-R standing - Joseph Bruggeman, Tony Cordia, Mahlon Fegley, and Francis Conlon. Front row is Earl Hinderlighter on left, and who is that with 2 canteens?
A-1-6 > Tony Cordia, Jim Fontana, John 'Chunky' Carlson, Thomas J. 'TJ' Williams at the basecamp bar Chunky was put in charge of after his third Purple Heart (JC20)
A-1-6 > John Hacker (CA) and Anthony V. "Tony" Cordia on a nice non-combat day at basecamp (JC13)
TJW10: Larry Boetsch, Tony Cordia, ?, Thomas Burnside, Tom Bush, and Alan Rinehart in basecamp drinking beer.
A-1-6 > TJW10: Larry Boetsch, Tony Cordia, ?, Thomas Burnside, Tom Bush, and Alan Rinehart in basecamp drinking beer.
TJW10: Larry Boetsch, Tony Cordia, ?, Thomas Burnside, Tom Bush, and Alan Rinehart in basecamp drinking beer.
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