A patrol from Company C was on a road sweep of Route 4 near the village complex of Trung An in Dien Ban District when they were hit by hostile small arms fire from three different positions. During a brief fire fight two Marines were killed and one man was wounded. LCpl Van Erem was one of the casualties; he was killed in action as a result of hostile rifle fire.
Casualties:
Robert Joseph Challener
Dan Allen Van Erem
A patrol from Company C was on a road sweep of Route 4 near the village complex of Trung An in Dien Ban District when they were hit by hostile small arms fire from three different positions. During a brief fire fight two Marines were killed and one man was wounded. LCpl Van Erem was one of the casualties; he was killed in action as a result of hostile rifle fire.
Casualties:
Robert Joseph Challener
Dan Allen Van Erem
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