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CROXDALE, JACK LEE II
Name: Jack Lee Croxdale II
Rank/Branch: E4/US Army
Unit: C Company, 503rd Infantry, 173rd Infantry Brigade
Date of Birth: 20 November 1948 (San Bernardino CA)
Home City of Record: Lake Charles LA
Date of Loss: 19 November 1967
Country of Loss: South Vietnam
Loss Coordinates: 143500N 1073547E (YB797137)
Status (in 1973): Killed/Body Not Recovered
Category: 4
Acft/Vehicle/Ground: Ground
Other Personnel In Incident: Benjamin D. DeHerrera; Donald Iandoli (both
missing)
Source: Compiled by Homecoming II Project 15 October 1990 from one or more of
the following: raw data from U.S. Government agency sources, correspondence with
POW/MIA families, published sources, interviews.
REMARKS: REMS TAG'D - NOT IN MORTY
SYNOPSIS: On November 19, 1967, SP4 Croxdale, radio operator, PFC Benjamin D.
DeHerrera, squad leader and Sgt. Donald Iandoli, squad leader were members of
Company C, 503rd Infantry on a Search and Destroy mission in South Vietnam.
At 1435 hours, Companies A, C and D, all part of the 503rd Infantry, were in
heavy contact with an unknown sized North Vietnamese force and were surrounded.
During the operation, Sgt. Iandoli was wounded and was seen in the Company C
command post area, along with SP4 Croxdale and PFC DeHerrera. At 1850 hours, a
U.S. Marine bomber dropped a 500 pound bomb which hit the command post area in
error, resulting in additional casualties. No remains were recovered that day
because of intense enemy activity.
The following day, a search of the area was conducted. The remains of Croxdale,
DeHerrera and Iandoli were identified and tagged. However, only the remains of
DeHerrera and Croxdale were reported to have been placed on a helicopter en
route to Dak To. Following the attack, a 3-day search of the battle area was
conducted without success in locating Iandoli. However, as of January 4, 1968,
the U.S. Army Mortuary at Than San Ut, South Vietnam, had not processed or
identified any remains of DeHerrera, Croxdale or Iandoli, and the location of
those remains is unknown.
Croxdale, DeHerrera and Iandoli died the day their command post received fire
and are listed among the dead. They are also listed among the missing because no
remains have been returned to their families for burial. The cases of many of
the other nearly 2500 missing are not so clear. Many were known to have been
alive at the time they disappeared. Some were photographed in captivity.
Experts now believe hundreds of Americans are held captive in Indochina. While
the members of Company C may not be among them, one can imagine their proudly
defending one more firebase for their comrades safe return.