Terry de la Mesa Allen, Jr.
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Terry de la Mesa Allen, Jr. (1929-1967) son of Terry de la Mesa Allen, Sr. was a fourth generation soldier. He achieved the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He served with the 1st Infantry Division, which his father had commanded in World War II. He was killed in action in South Vietnam on 17 October 1967, while leading a battalion against the Viet Cong near Lai Khe, northwest of Saigon at the Battle of Ong Thanh.
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- One Morning in October
- A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE 28TH INFANTRY REGIMENT
- 1st Infantry Division after action report for the Battle of Ong Thanh
- Two days in October (PBS documentary film)
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