David Daniel Gensemer, III
Specialist Four
B CO, 2ND BN, 12TH CAVALRY, 1ST CAV DIV, USARV Army of the United States Little Rock, Arkansas September 29, 1942 to January 30, 1966 DAVID D GENSEMER III is on the Wall at Panel 4E, Line 118 |
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Dan, my friend, I'll never forget you.
From a squadmate who shared a foxhole in Vietnam, SP4 David Gensemer is remembered by his brothers from Bravo 2/12 Cav
The CACCF database lists the date of loss as 30 Jan 1966, |
I remember you like it was yesterday! I always wore your Army cap. For those who fought for it, freedom has a flavor the protected will never know! We will never forget!
From his nephew, |
Dear Dad,
Your Son, |
Dear Grandpa,
Your Grandson, |
It's been forty years but I've never forgotten you, I still remember all the good times we had in high school, your friend Frank
Robert F. Williams |
A Note from The Virtual WallAccording to David Sigler's "Vietnam Battle Chronology" elements of the 1st Cavalry Division engaged the 7th and 9th Battalions, 33rd NVA Regiment, near the hamlet of Cu Nghi about eight miles north of Bong Son in Binh Dinh. The bloody fight began on 28 Jan 1966 and continued for three days. Although Sigler says 121 Americans died in the fighting, the casualty database lists 57 hostile-fire deaths in Binh Dinh Province during those three days; of them, 17 were from 2nd Bn, 12th Cavalry. Eight of the 17 were from SP4 Gensemer's Bravo Company 2/12:
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