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A Note
from The Virtual Wall
Fire Support Base HUSKY was located just outside Xuan Loc in Long
Khanh Province. On the night of 17/18 May 1969 FSB HUSKY was hit
by a combined mortar, rocket, and sapper attack. Parts of the FSB
were overrun and a number of the heavy guns were destroyed or put
out of action - for example, four of C Btry 2/9 Arty's six 105mm
howitzers were unusable, hindering the defense. Although the FSB
held out against the attack, thirteen soldiers and one sailor
were killed and a number of others wounded. The American dead
were
SeaBee Team 1013, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 10
CE2 Philip L. Grieser, St Paris, OH
B Btry, 2nd Bn, 35th Artillery:
CPL Gary D. McCray, Claremont, NC
HHB, 2nd Bn, 35th Artillery:
CPT Norman P. Singer, Oklahoma City, OK
SP5 Larry J. Budde, Preston, IA
SP5 Robert L. Freeman, Ypsilanti, MI
SP5 John J. Laskowski, Willimansett, MA
SGT Dana M. Sykes, Winston-Salem, NC
CPL Larry L. Holmes, Port Wentworth, GA
PFC Henry F. Evans, Columbia, SC
D Btry, 71st Arty Rgt, 2 Field Force, USARV
SP4 Garry L. Uplinger, Cambridge, OH
C Btry, 7th Bn, 9th Artillery:
CPT Allen R. Culpepper, Minden, LA (Dist Svc Cross)
SSG Kenneth E. Lockhart, Kingsport, TN
SP5 Patrick L. Rice, Franklin, TX
PFC Ronnie E. Parker, Fullerton, CA There may have been another
American death from the attack ... on 29 July 1969 Staff Sergeant
Harry E. Black of Willimantic, Connecticut, died of fragmentation
wounds received earlier in the year. SSG Black had been assigned
to Charlie 7/9 Arty when wounded - but the date he was wounded is
not known. It is known that he was a patient at the Army's 249th
General Hospital, Camp Drake, Japan, on 05 June 1969 and was
evacuated to the United States on 21 June 1969. SSG Black had
served in the Navy during World War II.
Captain Allen Culpepper was the Battery Commander, C Battery,
7/9th Arty; he received the Distinguished Service Cross for his
heroism during the attack. Captain Allen Culpepper was a graduate
of the United States Military Academy, Class of 1966. His
posthumous awards for gallantry include the DSC, Bronze Star, Air
Medal, and Army Commendation Medal.
Submitted by Dr. T. D. Carey
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Oct 2001
My dear brother I know God and Jesus
welcomed you home. This short writing is
the beginning of my memorial. From his sister,
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May 2005
Allen was a fine young man who lived four houses away from mine in Minden, Louisiana. He was always a good student and a gentleman. He is sadly missed by all who knew him. From a friend,
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A Note from The Virtual WallFire Support Base HUSKY was located just outside Xuan Loc in Long Khanh Province. On the night of 17/18 May 1969 FSB HUSKY was hit by a combined mortar, rocket, and sapper attack. Parts of the FSB were overrun and a number of the heavy guns were destroyed or put out of action - for example, four of C Btry 2/9 Arty's six 105mm howitzers were unusable, hindering the defense. Although the FSB held out against the attack, thirteen soldiers and one sailor were killed and a number of others wounded. The American dead were
There
may have been another American death from the attack ...
on 29 July 1969 Staff Sergeant Harry E. Black of
Willimantic, Connecticut, died of fragmentation wounds
received earlier in the year. SSG Black had been assigned
to Charlie 7/9 Arty when wounded - but the date he was
wounded is not known. It is known that he was a patient
at the Army's 249th General Hospital, Camp Drake, Japan,
on 05 June 1969 and was evacuated to the United States on
21 June 1969. SSG Black had served in the Navy during
World War II.
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for this memorial is his sister, Caren Culpepper-Thomas ccthomas@austin.rr.com |
With
all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 4 Oct 2001
Last updated 05/20/2006
Subject: Allen Culpepper, CPT, Army, Minden LA, 18May69 24W039 - The Virtual WallŪ.htm
PERSONAL DATA Home of Record: Minden, Louisiana Date of birth: Friday, 07/21/1944 MILITARY DATA Service: Army (Regular) Grade at loss: O3 Rank: Captain ID No: OF107619 MOS: 1193 Field Artillery Unit Commander LenSvc: Between 2 and 3 years Unit: C BTRY, 7TH BN, 9TH ARTY RGT, 54TH ARTY GRP, 2 FIELD FORCE CASUALTY DATA Start Tour: Tuesday, 09/24/1968 Cas Date: Sunday, 05/18/1969 Age at Loss: 24 Remains: Body recovered Location: Long Khanh, South Vietnam Type: Hostile, died outright Reason: Artillery, rocket, or mortar - Ground casualty ON THE WALL Panel 24W Line 039
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Captain
C BTRY, 7TH BN, 9TH ARTY RGT, 54TH ARTY GRP, 2 FIELD FORCE
Army of the United States
21 July 1944 - 18 May 1969
Minden, Louisiana
I received this email today from Jack L. King, Pennsylvania. He and I correspond with each other from time to time. Several years ago he wrote to me and told me he was at Hamburger Hill with our friend and classmate, Allen Culpepper. He spoke highly of Allen and said he was with Allen during much of the terrible fighting that occurred that night and early morning. Of all of the men killed that day, Allen was the only one to receive the DSC, Distinguished Service Cross. Allen finished West Point in 1966. We were all privileged to be a fellow student of his at MHS and we remember him fondly. PFC King has never forgotten the sacrifice of Cpt. Allen Culpepper. Thanks, Tom Carey Ruston, LA 318-513-9400
I have sent 3 previous emails
about Allen, but this one was the first that I received back in
2005 from PFC King. It is about as personal as a statement
could be and all MHS grads should be proud that they knew Allen
Culpepper, MHS 1962. I would have included it with previous emails to
make them more clear, but I had difficulty finding the email
among many others. Tom
Carey MHS
1965 318-513-9400
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 3:07 PM Subject:
Via The Virtual Wall memorial for Allen Culpepper
I just read your tribute to Cpt. Culpepper
on the Virtual Wall site; and thought I would let you know that I
was one of the men who volunteered to follow him into battle on
5/18/69. He was a very brave man that night that he
gave the ultimate sacrifice for his fellow m e n. He will
forever be a Hero in my heart. I was by his side to the end. JL
King Silver Star reciepient. B Btry. 2/35 Arty.
This is a narrative from PFC King about FSB Husky, the area around which Captain Culpepper died while bravely leading his men. FSB Husky was just outside of Xuan Loc.
The base camp at Xuan Loc had apprx, 500 men at any one time. On 18 May the birthday of Ho chi Min intell. reports told us of a suspected mass attack on that compound and a promise to fly the North Vietnamese flag in Husky compound for his birthday honors, Well .he never did.;but he was so close to su ceeding; that his men were found within 100 yards of Husky center compound flag pole.Due too the severity of the attack and so few men for the size of the attack 17 men were lost from Husky but many ARVNs were lost helping to defend from there camp adjacent to us that night .I myself saw hundreds of enemy dead outside the compound and on the wall where they breached the perimeter there was hand to hand combat in some areas taking place.A few years ago I was able to read a article that made the front page of the New York times news paper reporting the battle of Xuan Loc and est. a force of 2000 enemy. article was dated May 19 1969.
Military Hall of Fame honors Minden man
Louisiana Military Hall of Fame and Museum inducted 15 service cross recipients at a ceremony in Abbeville recently, including one from Minden. The various branch's service cross awards are second only to the Medal of Honor.
Army Captain Allen Ross Culpepper was awarded the Purple
Received a call today from Minden Newspaper. Writer said Allen Culpepper was inducted in LA Military Hall of Fame last week, in Abbeville. All inductees had been awarded the DSC, 2nd only to the Medal of Honor. In the firefight in which Allen was killed, he was the only one of 13 killed who was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. J. L. King was awarded the Silver Star. Writer also told me Allen's brother Arville, retired from Air Force as Lt. Colonel. Also, Allen's Mother, sister, wife and daughter are still living. Captain Culpepper, a brave and honorable man, died May 18, 1969. T. D. Carey, class of 1965
