Vietnam War Soldier Missing in Action.
On October 8, 1969, fifteen U.S. troops from the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division were aboard a small boat during a river crossing operation in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam. When the boat was in the Song Be River in the vicinity of (GC) XT 921 449, the boat capsized and three soldiers were reported missing. Searches were conducted, and a few days later located the bodies of two of these men downstream from the incident, but the third was never recovered. Recovery efforts included diving, dragging operations, aerial reconnaissance, plus repeated searches of the river bank and downstream areas. The searches continued for four days.
Private First Class Albert Harold Altizer entered the U.S. Army from West Virginia and served in Company D, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He was aboard this boat when it capsized and was not one of the two men recovered during the subsequent searches. Following his loss, the Army posthumously promoted PFC Altizer to the rank of Corporal (CPL). Today, Corporal Altizer is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
On October 8, 1969, fifteen U.S. troops from the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division were aboard a small boat during a river crossing operation in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam. When the boat was in the Song Be River in the vicinity of (GC) XT 921 449, the boat capsized and three soldiers were reported missing. Searches were conducted, and a few days later located the bodies of two of these men downstream from the incident, but the third was never recovered. Recovery efforts included diving, dragging operations, aerial reconnaissance, plus repeated searches of the river bank and downstream areas. The searches continued for four days.
Private First Class Albert Harold Altizer entered the U.S. Army from West Virginia and served in Company D, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He was aboard this boat when it capsized and was not one of the two men recovered during the subsequent searches. Following his loss, the Army posthumously promoted PFC Altizer to the rank of Corporal (CPL). Today, Corporal Altizer is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Vietnam War Soldier Missing in Action.
On October 8, 1969, fifteen U.S. troops from the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division were aboard a small boat during a river crossing operation in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam. When the boat was in the Song Be River in the vicinity of (GC) XT 921 449, the boat capsized and three soldiers were reported missing. Searches were conducted, and a few days later located the bodies of two of these men downstream from the incident, but the third was never recovered. Recovery efforts included diving, dragging operations, aerial reconnaissance, plus repeated searches of the river bank and downstream areas. The searches continued for four days.
Private First Class Albert Harold Altizer entered the U.S. Army from West Virginia and served in Company D, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He was aboard this boat when it capsized and was not one of the two men recovered during the subsequent searches. Following his loss, the Army posthumously promoted PFC Altizer to the rank of Corporal (CPL). Today, Corporal Altizer is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
On October 8, 1969, fifteen U.S. troops from the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division were aboard a small boat during a river crossing operation in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam. When the boat was in the Song Be River in the vicinity of (GC) XT 921 449, the boat capsized and three soldiers were reported missing. Searches were conducted, and a few days later located the bodies of two of these men downstream from the incident, but the third was never recovered. Recovery efforts included diving, dragging operations, aerial reconnaissance, plus repeated searches of the river bank and downstream areas. The searches continued for four days.
Private First Class Albert Harold Altizer entered the U.S. Army from West Virginia and served in Company D, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He was aboard this boat when it capsized and was not one of the two men recovered during the subsequent searches. Following his loss, the Army posthumously promoted PFC Altizer to the rank of Corporal (CPL). Today, Corporal Altizer is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Bio by: Eamonn
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