HEROES:MOH Recipient David C Dolby Traditional Cache
HEROES:MOH Recipient David C Dolby
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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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David Charles Dolby
Rank and organization. Sergeant (then Sp4c.), U.S. Army, Company B,
1st Battalion (Airborne), 8th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division
(Airmobile). Place and date. Republic of Vietnam, 21 May 1966.
Entered service at: Philadelphia, Pa. Born: 14 May 1946,
Norristown, Pa. G.O. No.: 45, 20 October 1967. Citation: For
conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and
beyond the call of duty, when his platoon, while advancing
tactically, suddenly came under intense fire from the enemy located
on a ridge immediately to the front. Six members of the platoon
were killed instantly and a number were wounded, including the
platoon leader. Sgt. Dolby's every move brought fire from the
enemy. However, aware that the platoon leader was critically
wounded, and that the platoon was in a precarious situation, Sgt.
Dolby moved the wounded men to safety and deployed the remainder of
the platoon to engage the enemy. Subsequently, his dying platoon
leader ordered Sgt. Dolby to withdraw the forward elements to
rejoin the platoon. Despite the continuing intense enemy fire and
with utter disregard for his own safety, Sgt. Dolby positioned
able-bodied men to cover the withdrawal of the forward elements,
assisted the wounded to the new position, and he, alone, attacked
enemy positions until his ammunition was expended. Replenishing his
ammunition, he returned to the area of most intense action,
single-handedly killed 3 enemy machine gunners and neutralized the
enemy fire, thus enabling friendly elements on the flank to advance
on the enemy redoubt. He defied the enemy fire to personally carry
a seriously wounded soldier to safety where he could be treated
and, returning to the forward area, he crawled through withering
fire to within 50 meters of the enemy bunkers and threw smoke
grenades to mark them for air strikes. Although repeatedly under
fire at close range from enemy snipers and automatic weapons, Sgt.
Dolby directed artillery fire on the enemy and succeeded in
silencing several enemy weapons. He remained in his exposed
location until his comrades had displaced to more secure positions.
His actions of unsurpassed valor during 4 hours of intense combat
were a source of inspiration to his entire company, contributed
significantly to the success of the overall assault on the enemy
position, and were directly responsible for saving the lives of a
number of his fellow soldiers. Sgt. Dolby's heroism was in the
highest tradition of the U.S. Army.
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