Daniel Luther Oney served and died in the Vietnam War.
Vietnam Virtual Memorial for Daniel Luther Oney
A Note from The Virtual Wall :
On 27 June 1969 C Company 2/14 Infantry lost three men:
SSG Hammett L. Bowen, Ocala, FL (Medal of Honor)
CPL Marvin R. Miller, Riverside, CA
PFC Daniel L. Oney, Jackson, OH
The 2/14 Infantry after-action report describes the day's work in dry terms:
"On 27 June, Company C, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry conducted a combat assault into an area near the Saigon River five kilometers northwest of Phu Cuong (XT758170) and, at 1055 hours, made contact with an enemy force of unknown size, probably an element of the Quyet Thang Regiment. The enemy returned a heavy volume of RPG and small arms fire, killing three Americans and wounding four. Enemy anti-aircraft fire hit a gunship, a command and control helicopter (2-14 Inf) and a MEDEVAC helicopter. Company B, 1st Battalion (Mechanized), 5th Infantry, reacting to the contact, reinforced Company C (2-14 Inf) from the west. Helicopter gunships, air strikes and artillery supported the sharp fighting and when the enemy broke contact, the infantrymen located 44 NVA KIA, 15 AK-47 rifles, two RPG launchers and 100 rounds of RPG ammunition."
However, the text from Staff Sergeant Bowen's Medal of Honor Citation gives a soldier's-eye view of what was happening:
"Sergeant Bowen placed heavy suppressive fire on the enemy positions and ordered his men to fall back. As the platoon was moving back, an enemy grenade was thrown amid Sergeant Bowen and three of his men. Sensing the danger to his comrades, Sergeant Bowen shouted a warning to his men and hurled himself on the grenade, absorbing the explosion with his body while saving the lives of his fellow soldiers."
Vietnam Virtual Memorial for Daniel Luther Oney
A Note from The Virtual Wall :
On 27 June 1969 C Company 2/14 Infantry lost three men:
SSG Hammett L. Bowen, Ocala, FL (Medal of Honor)
CPL Marvin R. Miller, Riverside, CA
PFC Daniel L. Oney, Jackson, OH
The 2/14 Infantry after-action report describes the day's work in dry terms:
"On 27 June, Company C, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry conducted a combat assault into an area near the Saigon River five kilometers northwest of Phu Cuong (XT758170) and, at 1055 hours, made contact with an enemy force of unknown size, probably an element of the Quyet Thang Regiment. The enemy returned a heavy volume of RPG and small arms fire, killing three Americans and wounding four. Enemy anti-aircraft fire hit a gunship, a command and control helicopter (2-14 Inf) and a MEDEVAC helicopter. Company B, 1st Battalion (Mechanized), 5th Infantry, reacting to the contact, reinforced Company C (2-14 Inf) from the west. Helicopter gunships, air strikes and artillery supported the sharp fighting and when the enemy broke contact, the infantrymen located 44 NVA KIA, 15 AK-47 rifles, two RPG launchers and 100 rounds of RPG ammunition."
However, the text from Staff Sergeant Bowen's Medal of Honor Citation gives a soldier's-eye view of what was happening:
"Sergeant Bowen placed heavy suppressive fire on the enemy positions and ordered his men to fall back. As the platoon was moving back, an enemy grenade was thrown amid Sergeant Bowen and three of his men. Sensing the danger to his comrades, Sergeant Bowen shouted a warning to his men and hurled himself on the grenade, absorbing the explosion with his body while saving the lives of his fellow soldiers."
Daniel Luther Oney served and died in the Vietnam War.
Vietnam Virtual Memorial for Daniel Luther Oney
A Note from The Virtual Wall :
On 27 June 1969 C Company 2/14 Infantry lost three men:
SSG Hammett L. Bowen, Ocala, FL (Medal of Honor)
CPL Marvin R. Miller, Riverside, CA
PFC Daniel L. Oney, Jackson, OH
The 2/14 Infantry after-action report describes the day's work in dry terms:
"On 27 June, Company C, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry conducted a combat assault into an area near the Saigon River five kilometers northwest of Phu Cuong (XT758170) and, at 1055 hours, made contact with an enemy force of unknown size, probably an element of the Quyet Thang Regiment. The enemy returned a heavy volume of RPG and small arms fire, killing three Americans and wounding four. Enemy anti-aircraft fire hit a gunship, a command and control helicopter (2-14 Inf) and a MEDEVAC helicopter. Company B, 1st Battalion (Mechanized), 5th Infantry, reacting to the contact, reinforced Company C (2-14 Inf) from the west. Helicopter gunships, air strikes and artillery supported the sharp fighting and when the enemy broke contact, the infantrymen located 44 NVA KIA, 15 AK-47 rifles, two RPG launchers and 100 rounds of RPG ammunition."
However, the text from Staff Sergeant Bowen's Medal of Honor Citation gives a soldier's-eye view of what was happening:
"Sergeant Bowen placed heavy suppressive fire on the enemy positions and ordered his men to fall back. As the platoon was moving back, an enemy grenade was thrown amid Sergeant Bowen and three of his men. Sensing the danger to his comrades, Sergeant Bowen shouted a warning to his men and hurled himself on the grenade, absorbing the explosion with his body while saving the lives of his fellow soldiers."
Vietnam Virtual Memorial for Daniel Luther Oney
A Note from The Virtual Wall :
On 27 June 1969 C Company 2/14 Infantry lost three men:
SSG Hammett L. Bowen, Ocala, FL (Medal of Honor)
CPL Marvin R. Miller, Riverside, CA
PFC Daniel L. Oney, Jackson, OH
The 2/14 Infantry after-action report describes the day's work in dry terms:
"On 27 June, Company C, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry conducted a combat assault into an area near the Saigon River five kilometers northwest of Phu Cuong (XT758170) and, at 1055 hours, made contact with an enemy force of unknown size, probably an element of the Quyet Thang Regiment. The enemy returned a heavy volume of RPG and small arms fire, killing three Americans and wounding four. Enemy anti-aircraft fire hit a gunship, a command and control helicopter (2-14 Inf) and a MEDEVAC helicopter. Company B, 1st Battalion (Mechanized), 5th Infantry, reacting to the contact, reinforced Company C (2-14 Inf) from the west. Helicopter gunships, air strikes and artillery supported the sharp fighting and when the enemy broke contact, the infantrymen located 44 NVA KIA, 15 AK-47 rifles, two RPG launchers and 100 rounds of RPG ammunition."
However, the text from Staff Sergeant Bowen's Medal of Honor Citation gives a soldier's-eye view of what was happening:
"Sergeant Bowen placed heavy suppressive fire on the enemy positions and ordered his men to fall back. As the platoon was moving back, an enemy grenade was thrown amid Sergeant Bowen and three of his men. Sensing the danger to his comrades, Sergeant Bowen shouted a warning to his men and hurled himself on the grenade, absorbing the explosion with his body while saving the lives of his fellow soldiers."
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