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4TH BATTALION, 42ND FIELD
ARTILLERY ASSOCIATION

STRAIGHT ARROWS

WHO WE ARE

We are an association of Veterans and current members of the 4/42 FA. The 4/42 FA is assigned to the
1st Brigade Combat Team (BCT) of the 4th Infantry Division and is stationed at Ft. Carson, Colorado.

If you're interested in joining our association, just sign our guest book & tell us you would like to
become a member and we'll be glad to send you a membership application.

We are committed to you as a veteran of the 4-42 FA.

Links:

4th Infantry Division (Ft. Carson):                   The Ivy Division

1-22 Infantry Battalion:                                       Regulars

1-12 Infantry Battalion (Vietnam):                   Red Warriors

4th Infantry Division Association:                   4ID Association

                                                                         Vietnam War Commemoration

VIETNAM KIA:

November 11, 1966 - Charles Edward Brown Jr. (Battery C)
December 11, 1966 - Dennis William Anderson (Battery B)
December 14, 1966 - Kim Sovereen Bird (Battery C)
May 29, 1967 - George Joseph Carr (Battery B)
July 12, 1967 - Fred Garland Bragg Jr. (Battery B)
July 12, 1967 - Le Roy Harland Charboneau (Battery B)
July 12, 1967 - James Michael Haider (Battery B)
November 9, 1967 - Robert E Scharon III (Battery B)
November 20, 1967 - Thelbert G Page (HHB)
November 26, 1967 - Jonathan Blue Jr. (HHB)
November 30, 1967 - Jack Rogers (Battery A)
February 2, 1968 - John Paul Culp (Battery B)
May 27, 1968 - Larry Anthony Carvetta (Battery B)
May 27, 1968 - Tom Galvez (Battery B)
May 27, 1968 - Frank William Garapolo (Battery B)
May 27, 1968 - John Richard Lindel (Battery B)
May 27, 1968 - James Daniel McKelvey (Battery B)
June 1, 1968 - Gary Koyle Darrah (Battery B)
June 1, 1968 - Robert Lee Graham (Battery B)
June 1, 1968 - Joseph Cephus King Jr. (Battery B)
August 28, 1968 - Marcelino Nieves-Colon Jr. (Battery C)
September 7, 1968 - Michael John Abruzzesa (Battery A)
September 7, 1968 - John Wayne Johnson (Battery A)
September 7, 1968 - George Dennis Taylor (Battery A)
November 11, 1968 - John Daniel Shermos (HHB)
March 3, 1969 - Jerry Glenn Ervin (Battery B)
February 21, 1970 - Jeffrey Thomas Beardsley (Battery C)
May 13, 1970 - Richard Alan Patterson (Battery C)
September 11, 1970 - James Leonard Knobles (HHB)

IRAQ WAR:

1st Tour 2003 to 2004

August 13, 2003 - SGT Steven W. White (HHB) - Killed when his
armored personnel carrier hit an anti-tank mine.
September 18, 2003 - SPC. Richard Arriaga (HHB) - Killed when
ambushed by small arms fire and a rocket propelled grenade near
Tikrit Iraq.
September 18, 2003 - SGT. Anthony O. Thompson (HHB) - Killed when
ambushed by small arms fire and a rocket propelled grenade near
Tikrit Iraq.
September 18, 2003 - SPC. James C. Wright (HHB) - Killed when
ambushed by small arms fire and a rocket propelled grenade near
Tikrit Iraq.

Second Tour 2005 to 2006

June 27, 2006 - SFC Terry O.P. Wallace (HHB) - Killed when an IED hit
his Humvee outside of Camp Taji
September 14, 2006 - CPL Russell M. Makowski (B) - Killed by an IED
while on dismounted patrol outside the Taji Market.

Third Tour 2008 to 2009

August 27, 2008 - SGT David K. Cooper (FSC)- Killed by small arms fire
in MH606 market in Qadasiyah sector of Baghdad.

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