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*Short-timers rotated back
to Dong Ha on 15 September.
+WIA.
Note
that
replacement crewmen Pvt. Manchego and
L/Cpl.
Murray
arrived
at
Con Thien
on 15
September and were WIA (evacuated) less than
one
week
later. Replacements temporarily assigned
to 1’~ Platoon
during this time frame and
then reassigned
were:
Sgt. Osbom;
Cpl.
Crist;
PFC
Glass;
L/CpI
Blum.
Lt.
Coan assumed command
of
the
1st Platoon on 10 September. He
replaced
Lt.
Tom
Barry
who had
received
two Purple
Hearts during his three weeks as
the tank platoon commander
at
Con
Thien. On
14
October, the 1st
Platoon’s “time in the
barrel”
was over. Gunnery
Sergeant English brought his
5th
Platoon
tanks
up to
“the hill
of
angels” and replaced 1st
Platoon.
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