Larry Steven Fetherolf

Larry Steven Fetherolf

Company A 1/22 Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 02/16/1967

PERSONAL DATA
Home of Record: Lilburn, Georgia
Date of birth: Monday, 09/15/1947

MILITARY DATA
Service: Army (Regular)
Grade at loss: E3
Rank: Private First Class
ID No: 14935818
MOS: 11B10 Infantryman
LenSvc: Less than one year
Unit: A CO, 1ST BN, 22ND INF RGT, 4 INF DIV

CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour: Saturday, 11/12/1966
Cas Date: Thursday, 02/16/1967
Age at Loss: 19
Remains: Body Recovered
Location: Kontum, South Vietnam
Type: Hostile, Died
Reason: Gun, Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty

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Larry Fetherolf was killed in a battle with NVA forces during Operation Sam Houston, at grid reference YA598614,
approximately 27 kilometers west/northwest of Plei Djereng airfield.

For is actions on the day he was killed he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for Valor. The citation read:

For heroism in connection with military operations against a hostile force: Private First Class Fetherolf
distinguished himself on 16 February 1967, in the Republic of Vietnam. On this date Private First Class
Fetherolf, a member of Company A, 1st Battalion 22d Infantry, 4th Infantry Division, was serving as an
ammunition bearer with the point squad. When the squad was suddenly subjected to brutal enemy fire,
Private First Class Fetherolf moved forward and established a machine gun position. He brought deadly
effective fire on the enemy until the machine gun malfunctioned. He worked feverishly to correct the trouble,
and then, firing from the hip, wiped out an enemy sniper position. As he turned to advance on another
enemy position, he received a fatal wound. The actions of Private First Class Fetherolf were in keeping
with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit and
the United States Army.

PFC Larry S. Fetherolf's decorations

Larry Fetherolf

Photo by Charles A. Lewis from the Find A Grave website

Burial:
Yellow River Baptist Church Cemetery
Lilburn
Gwinnett County
Georgia, USA
Plot: Section III Row 3

Grave marker for Larry Fetherolf

Photo by Bud from the Find A Grave website

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