While working as a radio-telephone operator near Fire Support Base Maureen, in Thừa Thiên Huế province, his company came under intense enemy fire, leading his platoon leader to become mortally wounded Not wanting anyone else to become hurt (or worse), David unleashed a barrage of automatic weapons fire, before moving toward the perimeter and drawing attention from the hostile forces upon himself. Trained as a light weapons infantryman, Orig was sent to Korea as part of G Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Battalion. A resident of Steubenville, Ohio, Fred B. McGee was deployed to Korea as a light machine gunner with K Company, 3rd Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division.