 68 Malcein Drive Southington, CT 06489 mjhayes3@cox.net H Phone: (860) 628-9420 Unit: C-2/5 Arrived: Apr 1969 Left: May 1970 LZ: Ike, Mary, Barbara, Phouc Vinh JobHeld: Squad Leader-11 B 40 3rd Platoon,Company Trains 3rd Squad Rank: E-5 The Men of the 3rd Platoon  1-Bradshaw – Larry (Granpa) Bradshaw from Iowa was 28 years old in 1969. Got a “Sucking Chest” wound on October 5, 1969 and survived for 2 hours before evacuation. Larry came to several reunions and passed away in 2003. 2- Jarmusz – Sgt. John Jarmusz was a 3rd Platoon squad leader in 1969-70. He was from Buffalo, NY. Several attempts to contact him failed. 3 J Curtin – SSG John Curtin from Kansas was a 3rd Platoon Squad Leader and later Platoon Sergeant. He was shot in the groin on October 4, 1969, the day before he was scheduled to go home. 4 Jim L – Jim L (don't remember his last name or where he was from) was a 3rd Platoon rifleman in 1969-70. 5 Jim L1 – Jim L and Eddie Corona – Picture taken at the Song Be Bridge in August 1969) 6 Kilhorne – Russ Kilhorne from Tennessee (and Eddie Corona) taken in Tay Ninh in 1969. Russ was wounded on October 5, 1969 and evacuated. 7 T Balliette1 – 2Lt. Tim Balliette was from Watertown, NY and was the 3rd Platoon leader during June – August 1969. He later transferred to E2/5th as the Scout/Recon Platoon leader. He was wounded in late 1969 and evacuated. 8 Turtle – Bob Jerome (Turtle) is from Massachusetts and was a 3rd Platoon squad leader. He attended the Indianapolis reunion. 9 Phipps - 2 Lt. Brian Phipps from Connecticut was 3rd Platoon leader from September December 1969. He attended the St Louis and Atlanta reunions and passed away in 2005. 10 Snowball - Kriska "Snowball" Evans, an Alaskan Eskimo who was with C2/5 from May-69-70.  1 - Charles "Chuck" Franklin From North Carolina on
FSB Ike in 1969.
2 - Hayden Kirby-Smith "Kirby", Ostelle Hendersen,
and John Curtin taken around FSB Ike in 1969
3 - John "Tennessee" Vaugh, Richard
Gendek and Plt Sgt Miguel "Pepe" Calzada Around Ike (1969)
4 - Chuck Franklin, Richard Hamilton, Dan "Doc"
Hooks around Ike (1969)
5 - Chales DeHardy, Bob Davis, Gene Fussey (KIA
10/5/69)
6 - Duncan "Scotty" Nichol and unknown grunt taken
around Ike (1969) |