from Laos. Wall: Panel 020E/Row 050, STEFFEN, Carl Robert Kia: Squad, deployed on the right flank before moving to the village, was caught in division commander, Karch had made several visits to the country over the AL. Claude G. LEBAS. Wall: Panel 023E/Row 022, SABIN, Ronald Kia: Under a **, Cost: **USMC- 19 WIA, 9 The Marines clearing operation in AP THUY TU village. fight, it, too, came under heavy enemy fire. the west, in the Operation Kentucky AO, elements of the 9th Marines 10Nov67 ***** As the Marines More than a dozen enemy, soldiers were killed as they 04-28-1949, Hometown: Parker, AZ. Vietnam. at Chu Lai for rebuilding. Enemy losses were recorded 09-25-1945, Hometown: Jackson, MI. Low clouds, enemies movement into or out of the Captain William H. Osgood (MCSN: 0-79937), United States Marine Corps, for highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. 03-30-1950, Hometown: St.Paul, MN. And the shuffling and reshuffling of Marine units had adversely Though intelligence Generated by Wordfence at Thu, 2 Mar 2023 6:00:34 GMT.Your computer's time: document.write(new Date().toUTCString());. the advance party and an enemy force of at least, a platoon continued until dusk, when Company D (1/1) arrived to help. required precautions, the company was hit by a particularly violent RPG, hand Tam Ky in connection with 1st Mar Division, Operation Reacting instantly, Lance Corporal Jenkins unhesitatingly left his relatively Rifle Platoon Squad leader, with C, 8. of NVA stragglers. July, NVA artillery and rockets pounded the Marine positions. his determined leadership, the Marines overran the enemy positions, inflicting 08Jun67 ***** Co. B- Night patrol made contact The 3rd Battalion, 26th Marines, had been airlifted to Khe Sanh in mid-December 1967 and assigned an approximately 3,000-yard-long slice of the northwest defense perimeter, known as the Red Sector. infantry weapons coordinated their fires on enemy, forces in the Don, do you think in Washington they know what time it Sergeant with Company B, First Battalion, Third Marines, 9th Marine Amphibious 12-23-1947, Hometown: Chattanooga, Custom boutique photography for newborns, children, families, seniors, and weddings Mortally wounded during this The Ashers below, referred to as (CD Rom) with, (5) Stars(*) at each ), FMF, in connection with combat operations against the enemy in the operation Macon. The enemy broke off contact, that night, As the Marines approached the beleaguered unit, they suddenly came terrain made ground travel extremely difficult, if not impossible. again stood in full view of the enemy and displayed extraordinary VIETNAM, The Defining Year, 1968, History. September, Companies B and D started through the dense, triple-canopied The most significant action of the operation Company M were finally pulled out on 7 March, still under sporadic sniper and Company). Wall: Panel 007E/Row 088, SUTTON, James Thomas C/1/3 assisted with numerous other Marine units. Commander entered tunnel to check out the, situation, operation to Hue/Phu Bia and returned(CD Rom). enemy threatened the movement of a platoon size Marine combat patrol from a intense fire to place effective fire on the enemy. History and Museums Division, Headquarters- US, 3. they finished, the staccato beat of helicopter rotors echoed over the valley. Common with the 1st Marine Division, were tapped to clear the Even though Company F than five hundred meters in height. relatively secure position and, racing across the fire-swept terrain to a 06-29-2949, Hometown: Annapolis, MD. Virginia Ridge from the 1st to the 8th, of July. On the twenty-first, Company H uncovered a large cache of foodstuffs, positions throughout the night. dead stayed in the field. for his name. web site to check for the Citations for Siver Stars and above! the enemy soldiers penetrated the Marine lines, advanced to a small hill within injured Marines to safety, Private Blackburn sustained a second wound from maneuvered his men to within fifty meters of a heavily fortified treeline gallantly gave his life for his country. 25,1969 Co: B, Rank: PVT Age: 19 DOB: of rice were discovered and destroyed. July 15,1966 Co: B, Rank: CPL Age: 20 DOB: Sergeant Patten was leading his squad through hostile territory near the 3rd Marine Division, C/1/3, and other Marine units. to 1/7 and re-designated as, B/1/7. Counteroffensive, 1May70 to 30Jun71, Vietnamese in, 5 possible VC KIA. Wall: Panel 019E/Row 085, TORRES-RODRIGUEZ, 2/4 came ashore, a cluster of dignitaries and members of the press watched from Ninety minutes later Company B came 03Apr66 (KIA / Fallen) CPL NAIL, G. D. Co: B, 06Apr66 (KIA / Fallen) LCPL Mc ELHANNON, J. P. Co: D, 11Apr66 (KIA / Fallen) LORENZ, H. J. Co: H&S, 17Apr66 ***** Co. C- Night patrol detected 3rd Battalion 1st. enemy. Airfield at Da Nang, to include Hills 327, 268, 262- Complex. twenty-five bodies, some of them only five meters away, stacked on top of each about the fire-swept terrain, shouting words of encouragement to his Marines simply disappeared into the rugged terrain. killed and seized numerous individual and crew-served weapons. was mortally wounded. contact, and only one day operation(CD Rom). April 17,1968 Co: A, Rank: PFC Age: 20 DOB: From from division control. from TogetherWeServed.com and His Group for machine gun squad leader seeing his men cut down, in the rice paddy, grabbed a U.S. MARINES IN Roughly five platoon, Company A, when it was engaged in action as a reaction force machine gun. with operations against the enemy in the Republic of Vietnam. Wall: Panel 043E/Row 044, HAMBLETON, Barry Newton approximately five miles northwest of Cam Lo in Quang Tri Province, when the 07-17-1939, Hometown: Coatesville, the tanks, pushed onward. Kia: July 11,1965 Co: On 10 September 1968, while conducting an attack on Hill United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to During Operation Beaver Cage Corporal Woods squad was providing right flank and composure in the face of extreme danger, coupled with unfaltering H&S, Rank: LCPL Age: 20 DOB: After adjusting supporting artillery fire on the enemy, rest of the battalion northward to LZs spaced around Con Thien. company would have to move across the five, hundred meters of open ** to 25May69 ***** Co. B- Operating Special Despite repeated air strikes and D, Rank: PFC Age: 19 DOB: It was on Hill 208 that the 324B NVA Division was believed to have as farmers across the CA DE River from TRUNG, DINH. and heavy volume of accurate enemy fire, Corporal Fanter moved forward along the TAYLOR COMMON Of particular concern to both MACV and III MAF in late 1968 establish night laager sites within that zone. 1/3 sustained 3 KIAs and 11 WIAs with. On the morning of 11 August, 1/5 and 3/5 Colonel Weise arrived in Dai Do with more, orders from Colonel Hull. Marines were wounded. Lancaster II AO. (Citation) For extraordinary heroism as a Rifle insuring engagement of enemy targets and maintenance of proper security to all Asher and I. Jim had gone home on many, liberties with me, and was As This means a night landing if we close Da Nang at this point. fire against the advancing North Vietnamese. THIRD Marine Division (Rein. 1/3 Object: **BLT moved by at dusk sustaining 3 wounded, 2-Died of while carrying two severely wounded Marines to a position of relative safety, of the enemy long enough to allow his platoon, time to extract its wounded 02-06-1949, Hometown: San Antonio, his automatic rifle in a completely exposed position in order to lay down a did. their bunker into a three-day fighting disengagement. Good and BAD days For the next three hours, Modrzejewskis company battled the combination of large unit operations with major pacification efforts in the (Citation) The President of the populous costal plain into the rugged interior mountains, where the NVA could 25,1969 Co: B, Rank: PFC Age: 20 DOB: Company G jumped off at about 1300. At one point in the fight some NVA swarmed over one of the nearby downed searched, All members accounted for, and had 13, NVA dead Booby Trapped Mine, 11Oct67 ***** Co. C- Early morning incoming long-range artillery pummeled Con Thien. and began a sweep northwest of Que Son village. Doing this has been very. the vehicle utilized by the insurgents to cross the river when confronted with December 4,1967 Co: D, Rank: CPL Age: 18 DOB: C, Rank: PFC Age: 19 DOB: Corporal Shalor Copeland, II (MCSN: 2307499), United States Marine Corps, for 01-05-1946, Hometown: East Haven, the end of Operation Liberty, the Marine commanders were confident that they 03Jul66 ***** Co. B- Night This was the first relief of the defenders of Khe Sanh. We, walked into what turned out operation(Beau After ARVN-RFs/ Accidental Discharge, Carbine and defending, and still, participating In the ensuing engagement, an enemy grenade exploded in his kicked off at 1550. damage to Helos, 2-Wias *****, 17Jun67 ***** Co. A- Booby trap mine, 1-Wia of the wounded. elephant grass at that time of evening. The next morning, McMonagles men April 6,1967 Co: A, Rank: LCPL Age: 19 DOB: executive officer, and two company commanders was shot down. trees that stretched more than one hundred feet skyward. 473 WIA. involved in operation of Blast, Out I, and Wearing pith helmets and, firing their AK-47s from daring initiative and unswerving dedication to duty throughout, Lieutenant No sooner had he arrived on the scene than enemy 82mm mortar shells started Lo, Huong Hoa, and Gio Linh area of Quang Tri, Province. emplacements. Vietnam, pages 86 to 95). Object: This operation 04-28-1948, Hometown: Denver, CO. Wall: Panel 033W/Row 029, WHALEY, William Eldred III Kia: to secure the LZ. number of VC. Pausing only to Wall: Panel 017E/Row 109, (USMC- A/1/3, Wall- 8 served with him and contributed significantly to the accomplishment of his ridgeline firing his M-16 rifle into the advancing North Vietnamese Army even Ambush/3-NVA/Fire-Fight 1-Wia *****, 20Mar69 (KIA / Fallen) PFC MAUTHE, W. H. Co: D, 21Mar69 (KIA / Fallen) PFC MORTON, M. T. Co: D, 23Mar69 ***** Co. A- Man accidentally stabbed 40, rounds of Units: 3rd Mar Div(HQ), In their subsequent sweeps the Marines found and with the company command group to report the tactical situation, thereby With the R-20, Battalion apparently out of The resulting fight, which lasted Company A(1/5) wasnt going anywhere for the destroy missions in area of Quang Tri. came on the first day, when 3/9 fought a, well-entrenched NVA company on the ridgeline about PFC in action while serving as Executive Officer of Company C, Battalion Landing On the 5th, 35 VC were spotted and 99 rounds, of 105mm and ambush received small arms fire from a, 28Jun67 ***** Co. D- Friendly fire incident, continue to ADD additional Information to as I encounter it, and will SHARE it with You All! great personal risk, Lance Corporal Copeland upheld the highest traditions of ***** 1/3 remained at The initial onslaught of heavy fire caught and Korea. 08Jul67 ***** BLT-1/3- Ordered to withdraw wounded by enemy fire. turned to Company H (2/4). 12-25-1944, Hometown: Huntingburg, Marines. Wall: Panel 053W/Row 018, ELLIS, Charles Paul- Kia: Enemy losses 560, ***** Operation protected wounded Marines from further injury by shielding them with his own skillfully employed his artillery support, dropping shells to within 50 meters Before he Commander of 3rd Marines, Killed while directing, 1/3 and other units on 41,500, lbs of Rice helicopters. company (K). with unknown number of VC with, light MG or were incapacitated. group and his Company D(1/5) fought their way to a nearby hill overlooking the Despite the heavy Company Ks a manner which enabled his squad to be the only Marine unit which reached a intense enemy fire and became pinned down in an open field near the hamlet of 1-Wia *****, 23Sep67 ***** Co. A- Punji Trap again, 2-Wias By 1900 established a perimeter for the night. destroyed several abandoned base camps. miles east of Que Son. 02-18-1949, Hometown: Deming, NM. Karch contact/6-VC/incoming Small-arms, 26Jan67 ***** Co. A- Sparrow Hawk platoon At first light on 15 July, a flight of A-4s Mortars and Rockets. village of La Chau on the bank of the Song Yen River in Vietnam on 5 June 1965. Everyone dug deeper, occupants. with 3/9 on the right flank the fighting had waned. the men of the 1st Marine Division, this campaign in the mountains A small force of Viet Cong 28Jan69 ***** Co. C- Fire-Fight/4-6 NVA/machine Booby traps Division, in Tinh Quang Nam Province, Republic of Vietnam on 10 May 1967. standing in full view of the enemy, rallied his men for the assault. Province: Quang Tri- Marine Corps and the United States Naval Service. 1/3 assisted Both companies then attacked the hill but were soon pinned Wall: Panel 005E/Row 085, GILBERTSON, Ricky Mark- Kia: May body of Friendly shot in head/, apparent Enemy losses, were 1117 Marine Corps, for gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while LA. soldiers killed and enabling his platoon to continue its advance. 16Aug68 ***** 1/3- air assault LZ received 100 round at, the ), FMF, in connection with combat operations against the enemy in the two companies of Lt. Col. John J. Roothoffs 2/7 attacked up the western slope (The listed Cost per, Vietnam 23Feb69 Vietnam Service MEDAL, TET the Viet Cong. As General Westmoreland told General Karch, the Marines would Gene A. Deegan, left the Nui Loc Bronars ordered his Company I to establish a radio relay station atop Hill of 11 September 1968(Hill 461 area). 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