with "V" device
DEPARTMENT OF THE
ARMY
HEADQUARTERS
101ST AIR CAVALRY DIVISION
G.O. #
4284 2 AUGUST 1968
AWARD OF THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL WITH
"V" DEVICE
Harbert, Charles W RA11571366
(SSN:536-68-8760) Private First Class (E-3) United States
Army Co A, 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 502nd Infantry, APO San
Francisco 96383
Awarded : The Bronze Star Medal with "V"
Device (Posthumous)
Date Action: 11 May 1968
Theater:
Republic of Vietnam
Reason : For heroism in combat
against a hostile force in the Republic of Vietnam. Private
First Class Harbert distinguished himself on a combat
operation near Phu Bai, Republic of Vietnam. His company was
set up in a night defense position when they were attacked
by an estimated platoon of North Vietnamese Army Regulars.
Private First Class Harbert's position was one of the
hardest hit by the enemy soldiers, receiving the major
portion of the initial burst of automatic weapons fire and
grenades from the onrushing enemy. Private First Class
Harbert was mortally wounded during the enemy attack, but
heedless of his wounds and with complete disregard for his
own personal safety, he continued to throw grenades and put
out a steady volume of suppressive fire. When the enemy
soldiers realized that the perimeter could not be
penetrated, contact was broken. Private First Class
Harbert's actions were instrumental in suppressing the enemy
attack. His personal bravery and devotion to duty are in
keeping with the highest traditions of the military service
and reflect great credit on himself, his unit and the United
States Army.
Bronze Star Purple Heart, National Defense service,
Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign medal
Pfc. Charles Walter Harbert May 12, 1968
FREDERICK
NEWS-POST May 17, 1968
PFC CHARLES W. HARBERT, 20. KILLED
IN ACTION IN VIETNAM
Word has been received by Mrs.
Audrey I. Harbert, 13 North Maryland Avenue, Brunswick, that
her son, Pfc. Charles W. Harbert, 20, has ben killed in
action against the enemy in Vietnam. According to
information received Wednesday, Pfc. Harbert "died from
gunshot wounds received when hit by hostile small arms fire
while on combat operations." He was a member of Company H,
2nd Bn, 502 Infantry, 101st Airborne Division. A 1966
graduate of Brunswick High School, he has been employed by
the Brunswick YMCA and Todd Steel at Point of Rocks. He had
also been active in Little League baseball. He entered
service in January, 1967. Besides his mother, he is survived
by two brothers, Floyd D. and James Harbert, and his
maternal grandmother, Mrs. Jewell M. Jordan, Samson,
Ala.
FREDERICK NEWS-POST May 29, 1968
PFC CHARLES W.
HARBERT
Funeral services will be held Friday for Charles
Walter Harbert, 20, who was killed in Vietnam May 12. He was
the son of the late Delno and Audrey Jordan Harbert and is
survived by two brothers, Floyd Delno and James William
Harbert. The family will receive friends at the Feete
Funeral Home, Brunswick, Wednesday and Thursday from 7 to 9
p.m. Services will take place on Friday at 2 p.m., with the
Rev. Leonard Carmack officiating. Interment will be in the
Lutheran Cemetery, Middletown.
FREDERICK NEWS-POST June 1, 1968
PFC C. W.
HARBERT
Funeral services were held Friday from the Feete
Funeral Home in Brunswick at 2 p.m. for Pfc. Charles Walter
Harbert. Rev. Leonard Carmack officiated and Military Honors
was accorded by a detail from Fort Detrick. Interment was in
the Lutheran Cemetery,
Middletown.
Charles W Harbert Class 1966
