My name is Nick McMcIntosh and had 3rd platoon that day. When Kemper Hock went down, I took over the company. 21 of us from my platoon assaulted across 200 meters of open rice paddies. We went between 2nd platoon on the left and 1st platoon on the right. SSgt Emrick got those of 2nd platoon not wounded or dead up and join us in the assault.
I was moving on the oblique towards 2nd platoon to tell them what we were doing, when I say SSgt Emrick about 15 feet away. I knew he would not have to be told what to do, so I did an about face. There was a tremendous amount of fire right in from of him. When I looked back, I did not see him, so I kept moving my platoon forward.
It was until the fight was over that I found out that SSgt Emrick had taken two rounds in the middle of his chest. There was a radio operator right behind him that was also KIA.
My email address is nnnrmc@icloud.com
Semper fi,
Nick McIntosh
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Semper Fi!
Jim Robinson
USN (65-69)
God bless.