Michael Eugene De Voe

Private First Class
B CO, 1ST BN, 8TH CAV RGT, 1 CAV DIV
Army of the United States
12 February 1946 - 22 May 1966
Houston, Texas
Panel 07E Line 101

1 CAV DIV

8TH CAV RGT
Combat Infantry

Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

Airborne!

The database page for Michael Eugene De Voe

8 Feb 2002

On May 21, 1966 my uncle was leading a platoon of great men on a mission against the enemy. They were caught in an ambush and fought valiantly. Several from the platoon were killed in action along with Michael, including my uncle.

Each time I visit The Wall in DC I think of all the men who died with my uncle that day. You will not be forgotten.

From the nephew of Michael's Platoon Leader,
John Leonard
john.leonard@valero.com

A Note from The Virtual Wall

B Company, 1/8 Cavalry, lost eight men in the ambush on 22 May 1966:
  • 2LT Robert H. Crum, Houston, TX (Silver Star)
  • SGT Gerald D. Hoover, Chesaning, MI
  • SP4 Richard F. Lease, Kenton, OH
  • PFC Michael E. De Voe, Houston, TX
  • PFC Gerald E. Metcalf, Foxboro, MA
  • PFC Allen J. Ritter, Moorhead, MN
  • PFC Angel Rodriguez-Estremera, Adjuntas, PR
  • PVT Michael G. Cryar, El Monte, CA


The point-of-contact for this memorial is
the nephew of Michael's Platoon Leader,
John Leonard
john.leonard@valero.com 
8 Feb 2002



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Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
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