| Brigadier General James Edwin Mitchell, Retd. |
 Home Ed's Pocket List - Al list of casualties under Ed Mitchell's command List for Alpha Company - Alpha Company names of Lost or Missing Other Names - Lost or Missing for other 2/501 CompaniesThe "In Memory" page - fall Back to In Memory - missing, and deceased brothers in Alpha Company, 2/501, 101st Airborne SGA - Ed Mitchell's story - Chronicle of Ed Mitchell's time with "A" Company |
(click on the Geronimo thumbnail for a larger image) The Coffelt Database in conjunction with the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall Page can be used to assist in locating family members of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. On this page you will find the names of those who served under the leadership of Captain James Edwin Mitchell. (Also see James Mitchell's Photos here) |
 Ed at our 2016 Reunion in New Orleans |
| Background from the General I joined the 2-501 in Oct 69 as a platoon leader in C Company. After just a few weeks and one contact west of FSB Bastogne along the Song Bo River ( a few licks north of abandoned FSB Veghel) I was pulled out to take command of E Company as a 1LT. In Jan 70 I moved to become the Battalion S2, was promoted to captain 2 Feb, and I took command of A Company 20 Feb 70 when the previous commander was relieved out near Veghel. I gave up command when I was evaced off of FSB Brick in June of 70. They were my brothers-in-arms and I loved them dearly. Sadly, I'm certain that a few names may be missing from the Granite and Henderson fights for some may have "died of wounds" and thus almost impossible to document their participation in either of these fights. I ran across a document last week that listed the casualties on FSB Granite as 10 killed and 41 wounded and on FSB Henderson 48 killed (includes 16 ARVN soldiers from 54th Regiment) and 67 wounded (not sure if this number includes ARVN wounded too). For me the significance of these numbers is that I certainly had no exact count of our wounded in either fight. Many who were lightly wounded (including me) just lined up at the Aid Station to get the shrapnel removed and went back into the fight. Ed Mitchell Brigadier General, USA, Ret. |
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ED MITCHELL'S CASUALTY CARD
| On 5-26-2024 Ed Mitchell posted the following: For over 50 years I’ve carried this card in remembrance of “the fallen brothers” who “gave all” while under my “combatant command” and leading A Company. This Memorial Day, I decided to share it. |
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ALPHA COMPANY LOST OR MISSING
| The following charts track Alpha Company members lost under the command of Captain Ed Mitchell who was the Commanding Officer of Alpha Company during these events. |
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| The following is a list of Alpha Company KIA's Ed Mitchell felt accountable for as "the ground combat commander". He carries a card to this day with these names. See more about FSB Henderson here. See more about FSB Granite here. | ||||
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KIAs Before Moving North to Join the Third Brigade: |
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| ZARAGOZA, Victor- 20 Feb | killed a few hours before I took command... awarded the SGA in 2000 |
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| GOOSEN, Robert H.-13 Mar |
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| KOHL, Daniel K.-31 Mar |
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Ed Mitchell recounts "Several companies have claimed credit for naming the hill but my CP guys named it, made the sign and secured it to the tree. In this photo is 1LT Russ Cook, the A Company Artillery Forward Observer from Louisiana. Within a few days of this photo he was replaced after threatening his higher FA headquarters for not getting us adequate fire support. HE WAS A GREAT COMBAT ARTILLERY OFFICER! Over the top of the REUP Hill sign is another sign that reads, "Gone to Eagle Beach"...will return...A/2/501." | ||||
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KIAs South of Hill 902 and on "REUP Hill (Hill 902)" |
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| VAGNONE, Michael J.-18 Apr |
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| DANGBERG, Robert L.-18 Apr |
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| FREY, Dean L.-19 Apr | Ed is already in touch with this family |
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| WORLEY, Gary L.-23 Apr |
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| Guy Rudawski's account |
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| Ed Mitchell recalls: Elements of the NVA's 7th Sapper Battalion and 29th Infantry Regiment attacked Fire Support Base Granite and A Company's perimeter around the hilltop. The NVA were soundly defeated but we will forever remember those we lost: ROBERT S. BOGGS (B Company); LARRY N. JONES (E Company); DENNIS W. HUNTER (A Company); CARL E. PATTEN (E Company); ROY H. SNYDER (A Company); FREDERICK E. WORTMANN (A Company); ROBERT J. SHANNON (A Company); LINWOOD A. WALKER (C Company); and EDWARD J. BISHOP, JR (A Company, MIA-declared "died while missing, remains not returned". May these courageous "brothers rest in peace. |
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| HUNTER, Dennis W.-29 Apr |
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| KELLEY, Richard Robert - 29 Apr | ||||
| PATTEN, Carl Eugene - 29 Apr | ||||
| SNYDER, Roy H.-29 Apr |
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| STIEVE, William J.-29 Apr |
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| SHANNON, Robert J.-29 Apr |
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| WORTMANN, Frederick E-29 Apr |
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| BISHOP, Edward J.-29 Apr | MIA/KIA-Remains Not Recovered |
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| ANTLE, Michael Louis - 6 May |
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| KIER, Larry G.-6 May |
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| BENNETT, George W.-6 May |
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| GORDON, Lawrence L.-6 May |
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| HINDMAN, Tommy I.-6 May | ||||
| LEWIS, Frank F-6 May |
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| WILLEY, John J.-6 May |
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| ZIEGENFELDER, Frederick-6 May |
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| CARTER, Roy-20 May |
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| WARD, Tony-20 May |
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OTHER 2/501 COMPANIES
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| The following is a list of other 2/501 Company KIA's that Ed Mitchell felt accountable for as "the ground combat commander". These names are also on the card that Ed carries to this day. The only names I investigated are those who were thought to be members of Alpha Company in err. |
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KIAs in Attack on FSB Granite-(B Company-1; E Company-3) |
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| BOGGS, Robert S.-B Co. 29 Apr |
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| JONES, Larry N.-E Co29 Apr | Mortars | ||||
| PATTEN, Carl E.-E Co 29 Apr | Mortars | ||||
| WALKER, Linwood A.-E Co 29 Apr | Mortars |
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KIAs in Attack on FSB Henderson - B Company (1); C Company(2); E Company(10); HHC/Sig(1);
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| BOWMAN, Melvin-HHQ Company-6 May | ||||
| BROWN, Michael F.-B/2-11FA-6 May | ||||
| CHAVEZ, Gregory A.- E Company - 6 May |
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| DAY, Douglas W.-E Company - 6 May |
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| DENTON, Robert A.-B Company 6 May |
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| DILLER, Jay Thomas-HHQ Company-6 May | ||||
| DOOLITTLE, John H.-A/1-327 Inf-6 May | ||||
| FOUTZ, Kenneth L.-C Company-6 May | ||||
| GRANATH, John E.-B/2-11FA-6 May | ||||
| HAWLEY, Richard A.-E Company-6 May | ||||
| JENNINGS, James D.-HHC/Signal-6 May | ||||
| LONG, Ray L.-3Bde CSM-6 May | ||||
| OGDEN, David E.-E Company-6 May | ||||
| REAGAN, Dickey W.-E Company-6 May | ||||
| SNYDER, Gary F.-E Company - 6 May |
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| TERAN, Refugio T.-E Company6 May | Recon |
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| VAN BEUKERING, Ronald D. - E Company -6 May |
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| VESER, Edward-E Company-6 May | ||||
| WARFIELD, Phillip R.-C Company-6 May | ||||
| WIDEN, John George-6 May -E Company |
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| YELDELL, David-B/2-11FA-6 May |
