HEROES:MOH Recipient Drew D Dix Traditional Cache
HEROES:MOH Recipient Drew D Dix
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While caching this summer across the U.S. we discovered a
“Power Cache” series in Nevada. There were 120 caches
placed along a dirt road and they were close enough for us to log
100 caches in one day! It was a real thrill to log so many caches
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We thought it would be nice to put these caches out for Veterans
Day, so we chose 100 of the 246 Medal of Honor Recipients from the
Vietnam War, and each one of the caches will honor one of these
American Heroes. Of the 246 MOH Recipients from the Vietnam War 63%
were awarded posthumously. ( ** Represents MOH Awarded
Posthumously) Please take the time to read the citation for each
and remember them this Veterans Day.
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Drew Dennis Dix
Rank and Organization: Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army, U.S. Senior
Advisor Group, IV Corps, Military Assistance Command. Place and
date: Chau Doc Province, Republic of Vietnam, 31 January and 1
February 1968. Entered service at: Denver, Colo. Born: 14 December
1944, West Point, N.Y. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and
intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the
call of duty. S/Sgt. Dix distinguished himself by exceptional
heroism while serving as a unit adviser. Two heavily armed Viet
Cong battalions attacked the Province capital city of Chau Phu
resulting in the complete breakdown and fragmentation of the
defenses of the city. S/Sgt. Dix, with a patrol of Vietnamese
soldiers, was recalled to assist in the defense of Chau Phu.
Learning that a nurse was trapped in a house near the center of the
city, S/Sgt. Dix organized a relief force, successfully rescued the
nurse, and returned her to the safety of the Tactical Operations
Center. Being informed of other trapped civilians within the city,
S/Sgt. Dix voluntarily led another force to rescue 8 civilian
employees located in a building which was under heavy mortar and
small-arms fire. S/Sgt. Dix then returned to the center of the
city. Upon approaching a building, he was subjected to intense
automatic rifle and machine gun fire from an unknown number of Viet
Cong. He personally assaulted the building, killing 6 Viet Cong,
and rescuing 2 Filipinos. The following day S/Sgt. Dix, still on
his own volition, assembled a 20-man force and though under intense
enemy fire cleared the Viet Cong out of the hotel, theater, and
other adjacent buildings within the city. During this portion of
the attack, Army Republic of Vietnam soldiers inspired by the
heroism and success of S/Sgt. Dix, rallied and commenced firing
upon the Viet Cong. S/Sgt. Dix captured 20 prisoners, including a
high ranking Viet Cong official. He then attacked enemy troops who
had entered the residence of the Deputy Province Chief and was
successful in rescuing the official's wife and children. S/Sgt.
Dix's personal heroic actions resulted in 14 confirmed Viet Cong
killed in action and possibly 25 more, the capture of 20 prisoners,
15 weapons, and the rescue of the 14 United States and free world
civilians. The heroism of S/Sgt. Dix was in the highest tradition
and reflects great credit upon the U.S. Army.
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