3rd Platoon, A Company, 4th Battalion, 47th Infantry Long An Province – June 19, 1967
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Pfc Allen Engel of Mt. Calvary, Wisconsin was one of 47 brave troopers who gave the ultimate sacrifice on June 19, 1967 in a large battle with Viet Cong forces near Ap Bac Village in the Mekong Delta. 250 VC fighters also perished that day.