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A-1-6 > BW-05: 1st Platoon Squad Leader Sherwin Hall (CA), did a good deed during a night attack. Shooting a rifle in the dark shows your position via the muzzle flash, so those in the firefight were relying mostly on hand-grenades. When 1st Platoon began to run low on grenades, Hall crawled around the perimeter to other platoons to get more. Note his military wristwatch. At the time, most of us thought of Hall as a fairly old guy...he was probably about 30.
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 > Page 1 of 1: Orders awarding Purple Hearts to Company A grunts, including Alan Allen (his second), and Sgt. Sherwin Hall, both of first platoon.
BW-05: 1st Platoon Squad Leader Sherwin Hall (CA), did a good deed during a night attack. Shooting a rifle in the dark shows your position via the muzzle flash, so those in the firefight were relying mostly on hand-grenades. When 1st Platoon began to run low on grenades, Hall crawled around the perimeter to other platoons to get more. Note his military wristwatch. At the time, most of us thought of Hall as a fairly old guy...he was probably about 30.
A-1-6 > BW-05: 1st Platoon Squad Leader Sherwin Hall (CA), did a good deed during a night attack. Shooting a rifle in the dark shows your position via the muzzle flash, so those in the firefight were relying mostly on hand-grenades. When 1st Platoon began to run low on grenades, Hall crawled around the perimeter to other platoons to get more. Note his military wristwatch. At the time, most of us thought of Hall as a fairly old guy...he was probably about 30.
BW-05: 1st Platoon Squad Leader Sherwin Hall (CA), did a good deed during a night attack. Shooting a rifle in the dark shows your position via the muzzle flash, so those in the firefight were relying mostly on hand-grenades. When 1st Platoon began to run low on grenades, Hall crawled around the perimeter to other platoons to get more. Note his military wristwatch. At the time, most of us thought of Hall as a fairly old guy...he was probably about 30.
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