DWIGHT ELMER TIMBERLAKE
SP4 - E4 - Army -
Selective Service
11D20
11th Armored Cavalry
21 year old Single, Caucasian, Male
Born on Oct 08, 1945
From LIVONIA, MICHIGAN
Length of service 1 year.
His tour of duty began on Aug 14, 1966
Casualty was on May 21, 1967
in LONG KHANH, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
MULTIPLE FRAGMENTATION WOUNDS
Body was recovered
Religion
PROTESTANT
Remains Interred
Glen Eden Memorial Park
35667 8 Mile Road
Livonia, MI 48152
(248) 477-4460
Panel 20E - - Line 79
Photo Submission: Bill Lewellen
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Guest Book Entry posted May 26,
2004
Hi, My name is Mike Harrison, and
I was with Apache Troop, 1/9th Cav, 1st Cav Div. Last January I gave a talk to a History
Class at Clarenceville High School in Livonia Michigan. Doing some work for the talk, I
ran across Dwight Timberlake and the Ambush of May 21st. I suggested to the class they
should learn more about this American Hero. To make a long story short, they did further
work and found out he was a baseball star on the team. Last Monday, May 21, 2004 they had
a dedication cermony and renamed the baseball field Timberlake Field. They had the
remaining family attend and his baseball coach came from Georgia to talk about Dwight.
Many of his High School Buddies were there also. They had a Honor Guard from local Vietnam
Vets Post and many City Officals. Honors to the rest of guys from that action.
Mike Harrison
A Trp, 1/9th Cav, 1st Cav Div
Vietnam
