While securing the crest, Major Dexter personally killed two insurgents who were at a deadly close range and sustained a leg wound from the murderous Viet Cong fire. He quickly issued competent instructions and personally led the left flank element up the hill, despite the intense hostile small arms and mortar fire being directed at the platoon. Realizing the importance of the hill as a defensive position, Major Dexter, with complete disregard for his personal safety, voluntarily rushed to the now heavily infested hostile area and successfully reorganized the friendly forces positioned there. A friendly platoon, which had landed in a previous lift, was forced to withdraw from a tactically important hill along the landing zone perimeter. The battalion was airlifted to the operational area and upon arriving encountered increasingly heavy hostile fire from various insurgent positions. On 18 September 1965, Major Dexter, the S3 Officer of the 2d Battalion, 502d Infantry, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, was accompanying his battalion on a search and destroy mission in the vicinity of Binh Khe, Republic of Vietnam. Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations involving conflict with an armed hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam. The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Herbert J. HQ and HQ Company, 2d Battalion (Airborne), 502nd Infantry Regiment The following AWARD is announced posthumously. NUMBER 6275 AWARD OF THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSSġ. Major Dexter, the Battalion Operations Officer, was one of the men killed in the assault a summary of the action and a list of the US servicemen who died as a result of it can be found on The Virtual Wall's On 18 September 1965 the recently arrived 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division launched Operation GIBRALTAR, an air assault aimed at VC and North Vietnamese units headquartered at An Ninh, a tiny village located about 28 kilometers east-northeast of the Brigade's base at An Khe. I was his daughter's roommate at McComb University. Was buried on 29 September 1965 in Plot D-205,Īmong other men of courage and integrity. Major Herbert John Dexter, United States Army, I do fear an army of sheep, if they are led by a lion. I do not fear an army of lions, if they are led by a lamb. HERBERT J DEXTER is on the Wall at Panel 2E, Line 86 HHC, 2ND BN, 502ND INFANTRY, 101ST ABN DIV, USARV
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