The men of Company B were setting up a defensive position north of the Hoa My village complex in Que Son District when HM3 Anderson tripped a pressure activated SFD (Secondary Firing Device) believed to be either a 250 or 500 lb. bomb setting off a massive explosion. Ten Marines were wounded and HM3 Anderson was instantly killed as a result of multiple fragmentation and blast wounds by the hostile explosive device.
The men of Company B were setting up a defensive position north of the Hoa My village complex in Que Son District when HM3 Anderson tripped a pressure activated SFD (Secondary Firing Device) believed to be either a 250 or 500 lb. bomb setting off a massive explosion. Ten Marines were wounded and HM3 Anderson was instantly killed as a result of multiple fragmentation and blast wounds by the hostile explosive device.
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