Herrick was born on April 29th, 1949, in Kansas City Missouri

He was in the service for about 2 years and at age 19, he was deployed to South Vietnam on October 3rd, 1967

The #1 hit single on his deployment date was “Hey Jude” by The Beatles

He was a part of the B Company, 3rd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment,

101st Airborne Division

3rd Battalion Badge The Screaming Eagle badge of the 101st Airborne Division

While in the Army, Herrick achieved the rank of a Specialist Four

His Military Occupational Specialty was a 11B2P Infantryman, also known as a Parachutist

U.S. Army Parachutist

Operation Wallowa begins – the First Air Calvary Division deploys to the demilitarized

zone to aid the Marines

Deployment Date: 10/3/1967

Herrick’s tour in Vietnam led him through a series of dangerous operations…

1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division carried out the search-and-destroy Operation Klamath Falls in the provinces of Binh Thuan and Lam Dong. Operation Muscatine began in Quang Ngai Province.

December 19th

There were 1129 enemy casualties by the end of the operations.

The start of Operation McLain took place in the Binh Thuan Province. It would end claiming 1042 enemy casualties.

January 19th

Headquarters in Binh Thuan

Bennett James Herrick earned the Parachutist Badge awarded to the soldiers who passed the US Army Basic Airborne Course. It allowed him to participate in airborne operations.

There are 3 levels of Parachutist badges

Basic

Senior

Master

Herrick’s Parachutist level is unknown

Combat Parachutist stars are

awarded to those who complete jumps into

combat zones

One Combat Jump Four Combat JumpsThree Combat JumpsTwo Combat Jumps

Five Combat Jumps

A soldier can receive up to 5 gold stars to be worn

on their badge

attached to their uniform

Combat stars are earned by how many jumps a soldier makes with equipment, how many jumps completed during the day and the night, and

how long they’ve stayed with an airborne unit.

“Each person has to examine his own conscience and do what he thinks is right” [when faced with the prospect of military service in Vietnam.] --Senator Robert Kennedy

On March 25th, 1968, the 3rd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment tracked down an

enemy platoon located near Phan Thiet. The battle lasted a little over an hour and one American soldier was killed: Specialist Four

Bennett James Herrick.

On August 2, 1970, Dennis H. Herrick, Bennett Herrick’s brother, was killed in the Bien Hoa Province

in an accident.

In the U.S. on Bennett James Herrick’s casualty date…

The Maryland General Assembly approved a bill which made abortion legal.

African American youth clashed with police in Memphis Tennessee. During the riots Larry Payne, age 16, was killed.

The #1 single was “Dizzy” by Tommy Roe

Bennett James Herrick was laid to rest in White Chapel Gardens

in Gladstone, MO.

He was honored with a Purple Heart for his

actions in Vietnam.

His name is found on Panel

46E Line 17.

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