Southern Cross information
for 723 MNT 23 INF
For date 700605
723 MNT 23 INF was a US Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
Quang Tin Province, I Corps, South Vietnam
Location, Chu Lai
Description: The following is an edited version of an article titled "723rd rewarded" by SSG Vern Kaiser DISCOM IO.
CHU LAI - Eight men from the Division's 723rd Maintenance Battalion received Army of the Republic of Vietnam decorations. Five enlisted men and three officers all assigned to Headquarters and Company A, were awarded the Technical Honor Medal for their part in the Vietnamization program. During a brief ceremony, BG Nguyen Van Toan, 2nd ARVN Division commander offered his thanks and praise to the 723rd Maintenance Battalion. Those receiving the awards were: MAJ Sumner Ely, Sun City, Arz.; 1LT Oreste Valsangiacomo, Berry, Vt.; 1ST Dennis Richardson, Columbus, Ga.; SFC Lazlo Schreiber, Long Beach, Calif.; SSG Donald McCarty, Clayton, Mich.; SP5 David Hamlin, Tampa, Fla.; and SP5 Martin Perrone.
The source for this information was 7006_320_scr supplied by Les Hines 12/14/2000
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