SUMMARY
1LT De Boer died
in Gia Dinh, South Vietnam
on 12/29/1968
during the Vietnam War
as a member of Bravo Company
.
The soldier's injury type or status was recorded as 'Other Explosive Device'.
De Boer
originated from Ray, Minnesota
.
DETAILS
On December 29, 1968, at 0900 hours, a member of the Recon Platoon was wounded by a booby trapped hand grenade. Company B was operating 2 kilometers northwest of Trung Lap. At 1014 hours, at XT 571233, a booby trapped 155mm artillery round was detonated by an APC. Five Bobcats from Company B were killed and eleven wounded by the explosion, which also destroyed the APC.
At 1050 hours, an APC from Company C detonated a booby trap injuring three Bobcats.
