Reconnaissance mission 13 July 1965

Gallant, Henry Joseph
Army Master sergeant

Henry Joseph Gallant, age 35, from Hillsborough County Tampa, Florida .

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, July 13, 1965
Death details: On July 13, 1965, two U.S. Army Special Forces advisors and a group of South Vietnamese soldiers were on a reconnaissance mission in South Vietnam in the vicinity of (GC) BR 365 558, when they were engaged by a hostile force. One of the two advisors was wounded in the fighting and both were last seen moving into the surrounding jungle to seek cover, with the uninjured man assisting the wounded one. Extensive air and ground searches were conducted during the following ten days but were unable to locate either soldier. Master Sergeant Henry Joseph Gallant, who entered the U.S. Army from Florida, served with Detachment B-52 of the 5th Special Forces Group. He was the advisor who was wounded during the engagement with the enemy, and remains unaccounted for. Today, Master Sergeant Gallant is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. His name is also inscribed along with all his fallen comrades on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, DC.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Taylor, Fred
Army Sergeant 1st class

Fred Taylor, age 32, from Russell County Castlewood, Virginia .

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Tuesday, July 13, 1965
Death details: On July 13, 1965, two U.S. Army Special Forces advisors and a group of South Vietnamese soldiers were on a reconnaissance mission in South Vietnam in the vicinity of (GC) BR 365 558, when they were engaged by a hostile force. One of the two advisors was wounded in the fighting and both were last seen moving into the surrounding jungle to seek cover, with the uninjured man assisting the wounded one. Extensive air and ground searches were conducted during the following ten days but were unable to locate either soldier. Staff Sergeant Fred Taylor, who entered the U.S. Army from Virginia, served with Detachment B-52 of the 5th Special Forces Group. He was one of the two advisors on this reconnaissance patrol, and remains unaccounted for. Following the incident, the U.S. Army promoted Staff Sergeant Taylor to the rank of Sergeant First Class (SFC). Today, Sergeant First Class Taylor is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. His name is also inscribed along with all his fallen comrades on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, DC.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

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