ARNOLD MAX DURYEA aka RAMBO. PFC ARMY Lived, NUNDA NY 07-Aug-47 - 09-Feb-68



HEADQUARTERS

4TH INFANTRY DIVISION

APO San Fransisco 96262



GENERAL ORDERS

NUMBER 1039 15 March 1968

AWARD OF THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL FOR HEROISM



1. TO 320. The following AWARD is announced posthuously: DURYEA, ARNOLD M. US51775209 (SSAN 114-36-2695) PRIVATE FIRST CLASS E-3 United States Army, Co A, 1st Bn, 14th Inf, 4th Inf Div, APO 96355



Awarded: Bronze Star Medal with "V" Device Date action: 9 Febrary 1968

Theatre: Republic of Vietnam



Reason: For heroism in connction with military operations agains a hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam. Private First Class Duryea distin- guished himself while serving as a Rifleman with the Company A, 1st Bat-talion, 14th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division.



On 9 February 1968, Company A was on a search and destroy mission south of Da Mang. A sister company was engaged in a battlewith an unknown-sdize enemy force and Company A was moving to its assistance when it came under auto- matic weapons and sniper fire. The enemy fire grew so intense that it became evident that the company could not advance. Immediately, Private First Class Duryea exposed himself as he rose to his feet and began an assault on the enemy positions, distracting the enemy and fallowing his comrades to renew their attack. He was moving forward when he was mortally wounded by sniper fire. His courage, determina- tion and self-sacrificing devotion to duty materially aided his com-pany in routing the enemy and are in keeping with the highest tradi-tions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit and the United States Army.



Authority: By direction of the President under the provisions of Executive

Order 11046, 24 August 1962.



FOR THE COMMANDER:

OFFICIAL: B.H. HYLAN CPT,AGC

Asst AG



CHARLES R. SNIFFIN

Colonel, GS

Chief of Staff



GO 1039



Company A, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division was again reorganized and redesignated on 26 August 1963 as the 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry. Serving in Vietnam with the 4th Infantry Division, 1-14th Infantry participated in 13 campaigns: Counteroffensive, Counteroffensive Phase II, Counteroffensive Phase III, Tet Counteroffensive, Counteroffensive Phase IV, Counteroffensive Phase V, Counteroffensive Phase VI, Tet 69/Counteroffensive, Summer-Fall 1969, Winter-Spring 1970, Sanctuary Counteroffensive, and Counteroffensive Phase VII.



The Battalion was relieved on 15 December 1970 from assignment to the 4th Infantry Division and assigned to the 25th Infantry Division.





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Also You can find my Uncle ARNOLD MAX DURYEA, honored on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Panel 38E, Row 48.