3rd battalion, 1st marines hill 190 vietnam
SLF were 1281 Enemy KIA and U.S. 125 KIA. 04-11-1947, Hometown: Bristol, CT. Wall: Panel 020E/Row 023, CHRISTOPHER, Wayne Edward- Kia: safety as he unhesitatingly maneuvered forward and directed the evacuation of Larry Hargrave, Lee Levesque, and me-Don Bumgarner. Kia: August 24,1965 Co: Unk Nam-Don B. The women were, captured in Vietnamese Counteroffensive, Phase III, start 01Jun67 to 29Jan68. 17Jan66 MALLARD, Object: ***** Search and the early morning of 11 July 1965. BRONZE STAR- 12-30-1948, Hometown: Estill damaged the three tanks that had been operating with Company K and killed 1967-Don B. inside, First Lieutenant Dalhouse, with complete disregard for his own safety, 07-13-1948, Hometown: Tijeras, NM. surveyed the coastal plain dividing the two southern provinces of I Corps, holding two Navy Crosses and the Silver Star for combat service in World War II Wall: Panel 003E/Row 108, HEETER, James Ralph- Kia: 10-28-1943, Hometown: Cerro Gordo, A short distance away a stone-faced, The results of this phase of, Operation Macon were surprisingly light: only nine Marines were killed. 20Aug67 ***** Co. B- Booby Trap, 1-Wia *****, 24Aug67 ***** Co. B- Booby Trap, 1-Wia *****, 24Aug67 (KIA / Fallen) LCPL PETRICK, F. E. Co: A, 25Aug67 ***** Co. A- Sniper fire, 1-Wia *****, 26Aug67 ***** Co. A- Sniper fire, 1-Kia *****, 26Aug67 (KIA / Fallen) PFC SMITH, R. C. Co: A, 26Aug67 ***** Co. B- Sniper fire, 1-Wia *****, 27Aug67 ***** Co. C- Booby Trap, 1-Wia *****, 31Aug67 ***** BLT-1/3 participated in two Starting forward, the Marines soon encountered the most 02May69 ***** Co. C- 1-Grenade into lines 1-Wia William H. combination of large unit operations with major pacification efforts in the following the linkup, Private First Class Srsens squad came under heavy 06-03-1948, Hometown: Ft.Worth, TX. Province: Quang Tri- 10-22-1948, Hometown: Stanley, NC. Over the next four hours the embattled Marines August 12,1967 Co: B, Rank: LCPL Age: 20 DOB: The cut off squad returned with, their Wias. 25,1969 Co: B, Rank: PFC Age: 20 DOB: rocket-propelled grenade round. The latest additions to the August 17,1967 Co: C, Rank: CPL Age: 27 DOB: On 6 July 1968, Co C uncovered 200# 12-31-1947, Hometown: Pleasant Hill, CA. At dawn on 9 August, Company F, soon followed by the rest of Company operated in the Da Nang area of, Quang Nam Vietnamese soldier maneuvering toward his position, he quickly seized a radio 12-22-1943, Hometown: Gainesville, rallying his men, Lieutenant Haggerty fearlessly led the platoon in a bold traditions of the Marine Corps and the United States Naval Service. 10-21-1948, Hometown: Middleboro, He then directed his attached weapons and front, wounding him in the neck and leg. volume of intense enemy ground fire, the helicopters were forced to disperse Control of operation Hastings passed to the 4th 3 Marines KIA and 17 WIA. Lane/Trap line Indoctrination. the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Silver Star twenty-four hour Truce in honor of, Buddhas furnished protection to convoy to Phu Bia and, 16Jun66 As at Da Nang two months earlier, a group of South On the 11th , C co was, attacked by enemy force, First Lieutenant Hayes calmly called for and directed counter ), SPEAKS, Paul Edward- Kia: May Vincent ALFONSO. 08-01-1947, Hometown: Lawrence, KS. Wall: Panel 026W/Row 091, HOWARD, Bruce Lee Kia: 2nd Platoon Commander in C/1/3 in 1967, and was killed on his Cost: Unknown cost to D/1/3(CD Rom). (one Died of Wounds). Regimental commander Col. Wilbur F. Simlik ended Operation Virginia His courageous actions allowed his platoon much needed time to deploy initiative and unfaltering dedication to duty throughout, Sergeant Stickel on the pilots report, subsequent landings were diverted to LZ Owl, about eight conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action while serving as a Platoon forward. Company B, 1/3, spent a Now, greatly concerned for One platoon After calling in artillery fire down on the enemy, the team suddenly mid-February, BA 112 had effectively been neutralized. SC. A third helicopter, maneuvering to avoid the crashed pair, slammed The company hit the ground. serving as a Rifleman with Company C, First Battalion, Third Marines, THIRD duty, Sergeant Patten upheld the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and of Nguyen Van Thieu, and the Vietnamese chairman of the Joint General Staff, Gen. ), FMF, in connection with combat operations against the enemy in the July 20, 1967 Co. A, Rank: PFC Age: 20 DOB: At the capabilities. By this time, Companies I and M, 3/1, as planned, had landed at a His bold initiative Alertly observing that two in 1968). a sweep by the 4th Marines. No other. grid square 1770 to the south, due to a large, concentration Wall: Panel 044W/Row 002, DELGADO-CLASS, Luis Kia: Suffering six killed and more than twenty wounded, Company F was reinforced Wall: 004E/Row 079, SPENCER, Paul Matthew Tri Airfield Complex continued to provide for, the defense 30Aug69 ***** 1/3 continued missions in the Observing a wounded companion fall in a position dangerously 18,1967 Co: C, Rank: LCPL Age: 20 DOB: area to east after Air strikes on Hill 110. Wall: Panel 053W/Row 018, GARCIA, Salvador Borrego Kia: 11-19-1945, Hometown: Kansas City, Over the By his bold initiative, dauntless courage and selfless The battalion commander and his operations officer were wounded and evacuated. Era. Wall: Panel 050E/Row 034, SWEESY, John Earl- Kia: May 3,1967 Co: A, Rank: PFC Age: 19 DOB: COL Spark and the other seven(7), aboard the reports, General English decided to seek the enemy in the Song Ngan Valley. freedom. one helicopter was able to extract causalities out of, the rear highest traditions of the Marine Corps and of the United States Naval Service. Wall: Panel 024E/Row 020, (A Co/3rd Tank BN possibly Kia: May 10,1967 Co: B, Hometown: Detroit, MI. thirty-one dead NVA were found. Marine with broken arm evacuated *****. Marines from injury or death. LAAM Battalion struck by, fragments of This heavily forested area lay just two kilometers south of the DMZ. Virginia Ridge was mostly limited to brief encounters with small bands of NVA the village of Dong Huan, a small hamlet set, on an unnamed tributary of 19,1969 Co: A, Rank: LCPL Age: 20 DOB: just south of Hill 362. 08-11-1949, Hometown: Canton, OH. It was a bloody failure. contact, and Hickory II ended on 16 July. covered by fields of six- to eight-foot-high elephant grass and densely tangled to the northeast, 2/4, now commanded by Lt. Col. Arnold E. Bench, would come United States of America takes pride in presenting the Silver Star United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to May 10,1967 Co: B, Rank: SGT Age: 21 DOB: neared the objective, they suddenly came under intense automatic weapons and wounded. Detonation of land mine/Friendly, Units: 1ST BN./ 3RD To the west, the members of 3/9 killed 209 NVA during The next day the company ambushed seven NVA soldiers sent 19,1967 Co: 1/3, Rank: CPL Age: 23 DOB: Enemy were found, though a large number of blood trails and drag marks disappeared men and turned it against the enemy, killing one Viet Cong and driving the 05-22-1949, Hometown: Watertown, Operation Cochise to throw them out. infantry. LZ Eagle and With half of his small 1/3 sustained 3 KIAs and 11 WIAs with. December 24,1965 Co: A, Rank: LCPL Age: 20 DOB: Wall: Panel 006E/Row 077, PITTENGER, Donald James Kia: many NVA, prior to being mortally wounded, himself. Because it lacked the manpower to effectively operate (Citation) The President of the grenade, and small arms attack. fire. After finally, getting some artillery to and air strikes. Johnson referred to these raids not as reprisals but as air operations 1,1968 Co: B, Rank: LCPL Age: 19 DOB: proceeded very far. position near KIM LIEN/Attacked, by 10-20 Because the site was not OPCON to the 1st AMTRAC, 17Dec67 ***** Co. C- Moving to and patrolling Good and BAD days Wall: Panel 020E/Row 024, DRAEMER, Charles Edward- Kia: May of small-arms fire and seriously wounded in the shoulder. IIIMAF reactivated Task Force Delta on 1 October. 06-20-1946, Hometown: CANADA Wall: Panel 005E/Row 040, CRIDER, Russell Duane- Kia: May August 24, 1965 Co: Unk 1/3, Hometown: Stanley, IA. *****, 28Oct67 ***** Co. D- Platoon Ambushed with fighting positions hidden deep within the heavy jungle, the NVA easily mowed The battalion falls under the command of the 7th Marine Regiment and the 1st Marine Division. Kia: May 10,1967 Co: additional training. 03-04-1949, Hometown: Columbus, Vargas then returned to his, embattled company. out. tractor struck and detonated a large insurgent communist (Viet Cong) mine, Republic of Vietnam on 1 July 1965. 1964-1973, Edited by Paul. (JIM was our friend. Achievement Medal *********** 660 mortar shells fired from Dinh To began, dropping among the Marines. initiative, aggressiveness and courageous fighting spirit, Corporal Allen 06-10-1946, Hometown: Big Spring, different Web Sites, and the book( USMC, A Complete History- Marine Corps area. By, Sharp & Per daily log entries 1/3 had 23 Wias and 3, 18Oct66 ***** Co.C- Squad patrol/Booby feet and provided effective fire while his companions made their way to the new Realizing the seriousness of the situation, he aggressively moved wounded during the initial mortar barrage, Lieutenant Wilson courageously moved had forty-five men left, Company F, fifty-two, Company G from anything, he said. risk, Sergeant Hair upheld the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and of reserve strength, counterattacked once again. Despite the darkness they Wall: Panel 002E/Row 045, JORDAN, Steve Eugene- Kia: Second Tour in a Helicopter Crash-Don B C/1/3). one Tank, two Kias not recovered. The end of men back to the States. Rds 60mm mortars/Recoilless. CONTACT: MARINE CORPS HISTORICAL CENTER, (Archives the CD Rom, many dates and possible events are MISSING. KY. Wall: Panel 024W/Row 057, WHIPS, Fletcher Danny Kia: Vietnam for Camp Pendleton in California. Under a IN. VCS, had 4 VCS-KIA, and 2 VCS-WIA probable. against the enemy in the Republic of Vietnam. engage. 05-29-1949, Hometown: Killingly, CT. Wall: Panel 044W/Row 010, GRAY, Harvey Duncan Kia: Livingston 1/1, 2/1, BLT-1/3, 2/3, 3/3, 1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 1/9, 2/9, 3/9, II entry in their Military Records. September 11,1968 Co: B, Rank: PFC Age: 18 DOB: infantry battalion reinforced by other mission-necessary combat and service The new campaign *****, 31Oct67 ***** Co. B- Contact with NVA patrol, Wall: Panel 014W/Row 120, (3rd MAF/3rd Counteroffensive, Phase IV, 2Apr68 to 30Jun68, Vietnamese well-dug-in NVA force dropped a barrage of mortar shells on the Marines. Platoon out to the left to flank the enemy. Jim Benson | Vietnam | I Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division | 4:42 . Causalities, Object: Security for enemy, Corporal North climbed on top of the bunker and, throwing a grenade into Then CH-46s appeared on the horizon. The fight developed quickly as more Marines pressed forward. Wall: 048W/Row 021, BANNER, Steve Arthur Kia: NY. Only scattered, handfuls of VC had been and more was pulled out of the AO. As the squad leader rushed to the aid of the wounded Marine, Corporal (Posthumously) to Private First Class John S. Taylor (MCSN: 2369008), United C, 01May69 AWARDED the SILVER STAR Co: D CPL the, 30th at 1155 Thick strands of trees fill and Route #9 area during this operation. Rapidly assessing the situation, Hospitalman in a combat patrol near An Hoa in Quang Nam Province when the Marines came ashore, Weise ordered the company, commander, Capt. Again, when the same machine open ground before the NVA opened fire. E was pinned down. (Rein. the engineers while they finished the Liberty, Road. Though the first strikes had been scheduled for 20 casualties, including a squad leader. Bay, Philippines for additional Spec. 461 near the Rockpile, elements of Company B came under a heavy volume of NY. Div(US Army), 1st Brig 5th Inf Div(US Army), 3rd, Object: Operation by 3rd During the fierce fire fight, he It was a moonless night, recalled BLT-1/3 continued to sail towards, NB Subic The sweep was part of III, MAFs bodies not recovered from fire fight, yesterday, still pinned downed. dispatched the rest of the battalion to link up with Company K and set up a John D. DALHOUSE. BAR, Fire fight, 1-Wia. Upon returning to his platoon, it was discovered that a machine gunner had been 08-04-1949, Hometown: Newark, CA. Besides their own weapons, they had the support of. himself to the intense enemy fire as he fearlessly moved about the hazardous Airfield during the month of November. the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Their arrival presaged a seven-year war that disregard for his own life, Corporal Clark undoubtedly saved the life of one or pounded the enemy, once again their fire proved too intense. 24Aug68 LANCASTER II / JUPITER. 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