5th Infantry Regiment Association

WE REMEMBER

Killed In Action, Missing In Action, & Died In Service

CPL

Samuel Swann Linville

SUMMARY

CPL Linville died on 5/9/1968 during the Vietnam War as a member of Alpha Company . Linville originated from Greensboro, North Carolina .

External Links

+ Samuel Swann Linville Tribute Page

+ On May 09, 1968

DETAILS

On May 09, 1968, three Bobcats from Company A were killed when an APC blew up from an accidental internal explosion. Speculation was that somehow a hand grenade accidentally blew up inside the track, causing a large secondary explosion. A Bobcat from Company B was shot and killed later in the day.