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DFC5343
6 February 2001, 21:57
Bob Fay or Phay
Daredevil
7 February 2001, 08:15
You wouldn't be talking about the same Bob Fay who died in Vietnam would you?
DFC5343
7 February 2001, 09:13
No...all though this Bob said he was a Vietnam vet.
Daredevil
7 February 2001, 10:17
I only ask because I had seen the name on a list of honor. Robert Fay was the name of the first SEAL to die in Vietnam, I think he was attached to SOG.
trident86
7 February 2001, 11:58
The only "Bob Fay" on the list is the MACV SOG guy killed in Vietnam.
Tuukka
7 February 2001, 16:44
Daredevil, if im not mistaken it was a SEAL named PO Billy Machen who died first in VN, trident86 can correct me if im mistaken.
Machen walking on point spotted an ambush and initiated it before patrol was caught in it. He died during the firefight that followed, another Petty Officer by the name Moscone carried Machen s body over 500 yards through heavy swampland until they got extracted. Machen was awarded a posthumous Silver Star.

[This message has been edited by Tuukka (edited 02-07-2001).]
E19
8 February 2001, 01:03
SOG named one of its compounds in Danang "Camp Fay" in his honor.
DFC5343
8 February 2001, 01:47
Billy Machen 1st SEAL KIA Vietnam
Camp Billy Machen, Niland, Ca.
NSW Desert Warfare Center.
Daredevil
8 February 2001, 08:25
Gentlemen,

We are all correct in a sense. Billy Machen was the first SEAL COMBAT fatality. The first SEAL to actually die in Vietnam was Robert Fay. His death was not combat related.

Just at a side note, I happen to know the officer in charge of Machen's platoon the day he was killed. He works for the Navy as a contractor now.

[This message has been edited by Daredevil (edited 02-08-2001).]
Tuukka
8 February 2001, 12:23
Yes i was aware of the combat fatality aspect, it was missing from my text, should have been there.