Capt. Donlon was serving as the commanding officer of the U.S. Army Special Forces Detachment A-726 at Camp Nam Dong when a reinforced Viet Cong battalion suddenly launched a full-scale, predawn attack on the camp. During the violent battle that ensued, lasting five hours and resulting in heavy casualties on both sides, Capt. Donlon directed the defense operations in the midst of an enemy barrage of mortar shells, falling grenades, and extremely heavy gunfire.

PFC Karlwilhelm Olsen US Army 35th Division BORN: Frederikshavn, Denmark May 27, 1923 DIED: Bluffton, SC - March 1, 2024 Dad had a large family, many brothers and sisters. His father, Johann Christian Olsen, was born in Bergen, Norway. He relocated to Denmark, and worked in Frederikhavn (in Jylland, in the north of Denmark by the sea) as a harbor policeman. He had met my grandmother, Georgine, when she rode horses in a circus act.