KIA May 22, 1970
Unit: 'C' Company
Larry Theis
The pictures in this album were taken by Staff Sargeant Larry Theis, one of our
fallen heros. Larry was killed in action defending freedom. During the period 18 to 30 May 1970 the
Triple Deuce battled elements of the 9th NVA Division along the
Cambodian/Vietnam border, where the Triple Deuce lost 14 soldiers and many
others wounded during fights near Krek in what is now known as
"Ambush Alley"... the elevated road, surrounded by brush
on one side and rice paddies on the other, was totally in a location that
favored the NVA, due to the beginning of monsoon season, tracked vehicles were
easily mired and had to stay on those narrow roads making ambush all too easy.
The following information is taken from the Section in the
Vietnam Virtual Wall. LAWRENCE WILLIAM THEIS Full Name: LAWRENCE WILLIAM THEIS Wall Name: LAWRENCE W THEIS Date of Birth: 1/1/1948 Date of Casualty: 5/22/1970 Home of Record: NEW RIEGEL State: OH Branch of Service: ARMY Rank: SSGT Casualty Country: CAMBODIA Casualty Province: Remembrances Never
Forgotten Genealogy Thank
you Sarge Gravesite
On 22 May 1970 Larry Theis and his friend Bill Jensen were killed along with
six other members of C Company and one member of the Recon platoon, when the
NVA attacked the lead and rear elements of the Triple Deuce which was in a
battalion size convoy headed back into Cambodia.
SGT Larry Theis was 22 years old and hailed from New Riegel, Ohio. He had
been recommended for promotion to Staff Sergeant just prior to the battle that
took his life. These pictures were taken by Larry and provided by his family in
his memory...
A very special thank you to Larry's family for allowing us the honor of posting his pictures and to Larry's neice, Kim, for
sending us the pictures.
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is honored on Panel 10W, Row 83 of
the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
The following remembrances have been left at The Virtual Wall for LAWRENCE
WILLIAM THEIS:
Posted by Bill Nelson , NamVet 2/502 Inf 101 Abn 69-70
Posted by Zoeller, Cousin
Posted by Donald Lytle, Radioman, USN, Ret.
Posted by S. Zoeller, Cousin