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Charlie Company Scrapbooks

Scrapbooks on this page are organized by year and individual contributor. Please scroll down to view all contributors and click on their scrapbook to view their photo collection.  Photos, images and collections remain the intellectual/personal property of the contributor. The Steel Thread Project is displaying photos, images and collections with the contributors permission or for research and educational purposes only.

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1968 - 1971

Speak Their Names

Charlie Company suffered their first soldier killed in action on February 6, 1968. The final loss of life for the company occurred on March 22, 1971.

This gallery is dedicated to the Charlie Company soldiers who did not make it home. They will not be forgotten.

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1967-1968

Dec 67 to March 68

Bidart, David

GOLD STAR FAMILY

David deployed with the battalion in December of 1967 during Operation Eagle Thrust. He served with Charlie Company, 2nd Platoon. David was killed in action on March 5, 1968 near Song Be City in Phuoc Long Province. Charlie Company, 3/187th was participating in Task Force Klaxton at the time.

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1967-1968

Dec 67 to March 68

1st Platoon

Jakeway, Jon

Jon deployed with the battalion in December of 1967 during Operation Eagle Thrust. He served as a machine gunner with 1st Platoon. Jon was wounded in action on March 21. 1968 during Operation Box Springs/OPORD Rakkasan Chaparral. 

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1968-1969

Jan 68 to Jan 69

Mc Craw, Charlie

Charlie served with Charlie Company, 3/187th from January 1968 through January 1969.

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