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Terence Michael Hustead

Sergeant
C CO, 4TH BN, 503RD INFANTRY, 173RD ABN BDE, USARV
Army of the United States
Moraga, California
June 15, 1943 to September 13, 1968
TERENCE M HUSTEAD is on the Wall at Panel W44, Line 49

Terence M Hustead

SGT TERENCE MICHAEL HUSTEAD

A Note from The Virtual Wall
On 13 Sep 1968 infantrymen from 4th Bn, 503rd Infantry were digging out enemy troops in a bunkered area 9 kilometers northwest of Duc Lap. The effort cost the lives of seven Americans, two from a supporting helo unit and five from 4/503:

OH-6A 66-14412, A Troop, 7th Sqdn, 17th Cavalry:

WO Curtis L. Andersen, Lake Preston, SD
WO Thomas C. Jacobs, Bloomington, IL

4th Bn, 503rd Infantry:

SGT Terence M. Hustead, Moraga, CA, C Company
SP4 Robert J. Benz, Syracuse, NY, E Company
PFC Lonzo J. Moran, Lawton, OK, C Company (Bronze Star "V")
PFC Richard W. Welch, Wilmington, MA, E Company
PVT Gary L. Lewis, Fort Madison, IA, C Company

B Company, 2/35th Infantry, also lost three men while attacking a bunker complex somewhere near Duc Lap, but the operational report does not give a specific location -

SGT Larry L. Gambotto, Dearborn, MI
SP4 Manuel G. Ortiz, Chicago, IL
CPL Everett A. Planck, Winchester, KY

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