SUMMARY
SP4 Nichols died
in South Vietnam
on 4/3/1966
during the Vietnam War - Battle for Cu Chi
as a member of HQ-Recon Platoon
.
The soldier's injury type or status was recorded as 'Gun, Small Arms Fire'.
Nichols
originated from Blue Mountain, Alabama
.
DETAILS
On April 3, 1966, the battalion task force continued a detailed search of the area. Tunnel systems, supply caches and numerous booby traps were encountered. Enemy contact was light. Co B had an APC detonate a mine, the explosion of which ignited the gas tank, resulting in one Bobcat being killed and 4 wounded in the vicinity of XT 655270. Some of the men started referring to the area as the “Christmas Tree” because it was ‘decorated’ with so many booby traps and mines.
