Discover the sometimes humorous, but always hazardous life of an ; 4 Infantry Officer in the turbulent and deadly times William L. McCar-ron, and the men he commanded, experienced during their one year '1 AS of combat duty in Vietnam. McCarron walks you through his enlist-ment qv into the U.S. Army at Fort Jackson, SC, through his attendance and commissioning as an Infantry 2nd Lieutenant at Fort Benning, GA, and his eventual assignment in Vietnam as a Platoon Leader and then Executive Officer to B Company, 1st Battalion (ABN), 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. Throughout the book, he accurately portrays the horrors of war as well as the heart wrenching loss he feels for the men who died serving with him.
Sprache
Produkt-Hinweis
Broschur/Paperback
Klebebindung
Maße
Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 152 mm
Dicke: 13 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
979-8-89419-485-1 (9798894194851)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Klassifikation
William L. McCarron served in the US Army for over 24 years, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel. He served as an Infantry Platoon Leader and Executive officer with B Company 1st Battalion (ABN), 8th Cavalry Regiment 1st Cavalry Division in 1966-67 and as a Military Advisor in the Mekong Delta, Re-public of Vietnam in 1969-70. McCarron served in various assignments throughout the United States and in the Pacif-ic Theater during his career. His awards include the Silver Star for Gallantry, the Legion of Merit, the Purple Heart, two Bronze Stars for meritorious service, and 001) various other awards and decorations during his service to the United States. Ate.": He was also a parachutist and a US Army Ranger. On retiring from the Army he served an additional 11 years with the Department of Defense as a Senior Intel-ligence Officer (Advisor) before permanently retiring in 1999. He was married to wife Connie for 50 years prior to her death in 2017. He has three sons, seven.: andchildren and two great grandchildren. He lives in Hartwell, Georgia.
