Bobby Hambleton was a true citizen soldier. He loved his family, his new wife and Wisconsin, and looked forward to returning to them when his time in Vietnam was done.
He was a combat engineer officer – executive officer of C Company, 8th Engineer Battalion, 1st Air Cavalry Division – serving at LZ Evans, north of Hue, when struck down by a rocket attack on our company headquarters on September 8, 1968. I was a few feet away from Bobby at the time.
I was proud to be his friend. I will always remember him.
By: Ed Hendren
Photo Courtesy of Margery Stuht:
Full Name: HARRY B III HAMBLETON
Date of Birth: 6/2/1944
Date of Casualty: 9/15/1968
Home of Record: ELM GROVE, WISCONSIN
Branch of Service: ARMY
Rank: 1LT
Casualty Country: SOUTH VIETNAM
Casualty Province: THUA THIEN
HAMBLETON, HARRY B III
1LT U.S.A.
- DATE OF BIRTH: 06/02/1944
- DATE OF DEATH: 09/15/1968
- BURIED AT: SECTION 30 SITE 469-1
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
Michael Robert Patterson was born in Arlington and is the son of a former officer of the US Army. So it was no wonder that sooner or later his interests drew him to American history and especially to American military history. Many of his articles can be found on renowned portals like the New York Times, Washingtonpost or Wikipedia.
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