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D. J. Kelsey
Sergeant First Class
D CO, 1ST BN, 506TH INFANTRY, 101ST ABN DIV, USARV Army of the United States Lawton, Oklahoma August 07, 1930 to April 03, 1969 D J KELSEY is on the Wall at Panel W27, Line 6 |
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Sgt. Kelsey was a good man and soldier who really shouldn't have been assigned to a line company. Not because he was older than most of us but because he was career Army who had already served in Korea. He was always smiling no matter where we were or what we were doing and the last time I saw him alive that's what he was doing - smiling and joking with the point man. We were on a trail approaching a hill and Sgt. Kelsey's platoon received automatic weapons fire and he was KIA along with Johnson and Conaway.They built a Firebase on that hill and we tried to get it named Kelsey but Battalion named it something else but it will always be FSB Kelsey to the men of Delta Company. I'll never forget you, Sarge, and I'm proud to have served with you. God bless you. |
A Note from The Virtual WallD Company, 1/506th Infantry, lost three men on 03 Apr 1969:
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