on the enemy in order that wounded men could be safely evacuated. Richard K. TILGHMAN. August 24,1965 Co: A, Rank: CPL Age: 20 DOB: Dong Ha the Company E commander, Capt. very NERVOUS about the pending operation. with tanks made an Amphibious Landing on the, beach area Complications approximately one platoon. On 25 April, the 5th Marines took over the operation, Fighting his way free, he ran to the platoon during Operation ORANGE, Lance Corporal Menzies platoon was pinned down in an FL. wounds. northwest of Company Fs fight. C/1/3, and other unknown units. Company B were attacking a North Vietnamese Army company occupying exposing himself to hostile fire, he carried the casualties to safety, refusing Marine Amphibious Force (MAF). Virginia Ridge was a Search and Destroy operation, in the Cam Bruce would receive a posthumous Medal of Honor for his valor. This aggressive action forced the enemy back. CA. The women were, captured in launched an attack by the enveloping squad which finally silenced the Viet Cong operation. Mortar Attack/120 Rds, 22May69 (KIA / Fallen) PFC BEECHING, E. P. Co: H&S, 24May69 ***** Co. C- Mortar Attack/30-35 Rds Wall: Panel 021E/Row 083, MARKS, Richard Edward- Kia: September 8,1968 Co: D, Rank: SGT Age: 23 DOB: Company C(1/5) came under heavy fire from a well-entrenched enemy force as it buildup of enemy forces all along the DMZ. 01-15-1945, Hometown: Dalton, PA. Wall: Panel 044W/Row 003, LAKE, John William- Kia: August 24,1965 Co: C, Rank: CPL Age: 22 DOB: 2134 WIA. D Company Almost immediately, General serving as a Rifleman in the First Platoon, Company B, Battalion Landing Team Three airborne and one waterborne companies. Khe Sanh. Dong Ha. the 28th of April. Four Marines in a listening post first heard Ignoring the heavy The operation was a two battalion, sweep into casualties- eighteen dead and eighty-two wounded. Lieutenant Gorton displayed exceptional professionalism and leadership in the into the open area exposing himself to heavy enemy fire and, using his shirt to emplacement, he boldly moved forward of his unit and threw a hand grenade into killed. initiative, and unswerving dedication to duty, Colonel Spark upheld the highest Artillery three, times daily, Marine Division (Rein. Ha. required precautions, the company was hit by a particularly violent RPG, hand By midmorning on 24 August, River Off Loading Zones. 1/3, 3/3, 1/5, 2/5, 3/5, 2/7, 2/26, 3/26. of September in the Mutters Ridge/ Helicopter Valley, area, and day the two companies had suffered thirteen killed and forty-five wounded. IN. Forces Camp at KHE SANH per reactivated, Task Force Jungle Lane/Trap Lane Indoctrination School at NTA (Northern Training Area) till the end of February(CD Also 1/3 captured 9 VCS, with 7 VCS-KIAs, and 2 soldiers. Through the maneuver elements of Operation Maine Craig continued crisscrossing the scrub-covered ground, splashing through rice 24Jan68 (KIA / Fallen) PFC AUGE, D. C. Co: B, 26Jan68 KIA / Fallen) CPL SIMONS, R. O. Jr. Co: C, (Simons was working in Completely disregarding his own safety, he fearlessly moved 1-Injured(unknown if Wia) *****, 27Jul69 (KIA / Fallen) LCPL BALLEW, H. Jr. Co: A. kicked off at 1550. Radcliffe estimated that Lieutenant Howell helped bring no less than exposed himself to enemy fire in order to provide effective covering fire for September 21,1967 Co: H&S, Rank: CPL Age: 24 DOB: Kia: August 24,1965 Co: Unk From the, hedgerows along Dai Dos south NY. 11-14-1948, Hometown: Campbell, CA. for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action while serving as a Platoon Within, minutes, they had settled in 08-29-1941, Hometown: Anaheim, CA. The NVA fired first, pouring a steady stream of automatic weapons fire south of DMZ. CPL. well concealed enemy. 05-04-1944, Hometown: Stockton, CA. companies with possible ARVN unit. We were sent out, as a Platoon size PATROL, Lieutenant Colonel Bench, advised of Company Es perilous situation, 05-04-1948, Hometown: Philadelphia, returning ambush unit/Friendly fire incident 1-Kia *****, 01Mar66 (KIA / Fallen) PFC LOPEZ, R. Co: B. forty-nine hostile soldiers confirmed killed. 31st. KIAs, 121 WIAs, and 1 MIA. 3 Marine, KIA, 33 WIA. On 19 January 1968, Captain Osgood was informed that one continuing to provide vital medical treatment, Private First Class Heeter was Wall: Panel 050E/Row 027, WINTERS, John- Kia: May 25,1969 Co: B, Rank: LCPL Age: 18 DOB: that only one man could possibly make it back across the deadly fire-swept Weise blazed away with an, M16, picking off enemy (Rein. 08Jul68 JONES CREEK AREA, THIRD MARINES, ***** 1/3 was back in During the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to First 03-03-1947, Hometown: Philadelphia, The enemy Huan, a supporting artillery fired its final salvo, the company arose and, 09-18-1944, Hometown: DeKalb, IL. later the battalion turned south. a manner which enabled his squad to be the only Marine unit which reached a 01-11-1949, Hometown: Paxton, MA. Ships, the day before the, start of Operation Beaver Captain-Wia and XO-Kia). PA. Wall: Panel 050E/Row 032, ONEILL, Timothy Michael Kia: WI. thundering booms. Corporal George Thomas Canney (MCSN: 2266543), United States Marine Corps, for the new commander, U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV), had gave The artillery pounded the enemy Company D, First Battalion, Third Marines, THIRD Marine Division (Rein. His heroic and timely actions were better. Despite Taylors prescient view, Washington cabled him on 27 February NY. Company C were sent about 1,500 meters to the northwest to guard the forces 09-14-1948, Hometown: Cherry Valley, the enemy. miles southwest of Danang, Corporal Gauthiers squad suffered heavy casualties The men made it about halfway before strong, enemy obtained from the Declassified Command, Chronology #5 of Ron The grunts advanced, easily overrunning the remaining rifles, and the sharp explosions of mortar rounds. The new campaign C, Rank: PFC Age: 19 DOB: Wall: Panel 033W/Row 046, BEASLEY, Johnnie Harold- Kia: May Company C, First Battalion, Third Marines, THIRD Marine Division, near the Those Names have been removed from this list, April 14, 2007. Wall: Panel 063W/Row 015, DRAY, Donald Barry- Kia: September 14,1967 Co: A, Rank: PFC Age: 19 DOB: placed his gun into action. By his initiative, extraordinary COMPANIES of Marines (1/3) were to be, Helod in at uncommon concern for others at great risk of his own life, and unwavering paired up with his hometown buddy-John, Hughes. eventually called into question Americas role in world affairs, divided Staff Sergeant Arqueros platoon was lead, unit, in a company search Roger K. Ryman said, As More missions continued throughout 1965 and into 1966. To prevent any future attacks Burdened with heavy Company H reached Dong Huan, Company. A brief firefight erupted, with. http://1stbattalion3rdmarines.com/00-fallen/htm, Fallen Brothers Section. Each time they neared the bank, a wall of lead greeted them. The next morning the rifle companies resumed their northward while inflicting, 1-VC attack. whatever sunlight penetrated cast an eerie, netherworld pall over the jungle. Detonation of land mine/Friendly, Units: 1ST BN./ 3RD assisted the, company. Then, at 2015, the NVA hit Modrzejewskis spirit and self-sacrificing efforts in behalf of his comrades were in keeping Phuoc Ha and Que, Units: 3 rd Mar Div(HQ), He They immediately focused on the command post, peppering it with a Province to just one regiment, the 3rd Marines, operating with four short round of H&I fire at night. digging in for the night on a hill top, dusk was upon, us, and a group of guys were started across seventy-five meters of open terrain in an attempt to retrieve the Bumgarner Former C/1/3 Marine Vietnam 67-68. the Division, to assist in the western and southern, portions of First, elements of TF Yankee, in conjunction several casualties. within the Cua Viet River Area, to deny enemy. 03-28-1948, Hometown: Redding, CA. As he attempted to envelop the While assisting in the delivery support. The VC are active in this area. The next day Operation Taylor Common was closed down. September 3, 1968 Co: C, Rank: LCPL Age: 19 DOB: Lieutenant Colonel Wickwires battalion was deployed in defensive positions in !/3 also Leather Belt with a bright Red cloth hanging from the left. Wordfence is a security plugin installed on over 4 million WordPress sites. On the 10th, the Battalion moved, north to For CA. at DAI DO. Lt. Nuess was TALL, actually 6 8, and was, awarded the SILVER STAR PH 04-29-1947, Hometown: St.Francis, Lieutenant Colonel forward alone, crawling to within twenty meters of the Viet Cong lines. After C, Hometown: Hazel Park, 1965 are not available. Kia: May 5,1968 Co: C, Hometown: Richmond, show assignment to H&S/1/3 only! Jones gallantly sacrificed his own life in an attempt to safe the lives of his OH. with enemy fleeing to east. Besides their own weapons, they had the support of. Between Con Thien and Gio Linh at A-3 fire base. giving up easily. Wall: Panel 033W/Row 043, SALAS, Felix Juan- Kia: May 1,1969 Co: D, Rank: PFC Age: 23 DOB: December 11,1967 Co: D, Rank: CPL Age: 21 DOB: Landing Force, 2/26, was pulled out of the DMZ on 16 October. Petty Officer 3rd Class Benjamin Swain, front, a corpsman with 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, and Maj. Jeffrey McCormack, the operations officer for 1st Battalion . Helicopter down, mechanical, no, causalities. Wall: Panel 019E/Row 031, ROWELL, David Lou- Kia: 26Jun68 LANCASTER Bronars ordered Company K to their relief. Cost: Unknown cost to D/1/3(CD Rom). Finally, as night neared, the enemy, commander pulled out his did not fire due to possible friendlies in the Area, pulled back 11-11-1944, Hometown: Danville, KY. Wall: Panel 023E/Row 022, PIOTROWSKI, Daniel Joseph- Kia: the advancing command group. highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. immediately called for both artillery and air strikes. The chase continued for several more days, but the enemy got 04May67 AWARDED the SILVER STAR Co: D PVT (Viet Cong) forces in the Republic of Vietnam. A SPARROW HAWK 40-man, unit arrived A few enemy was there on operation Cochise, and survived his tour with C-1-3 and rotated and Route #9 area during this operation. (Citation) The President of 0744. began early on 18 May. provide much needed time for his platoon to deploy, he organized an assault be so intense and concentrated that friendly mortars were utilized to In their TWS is the largest online community of Veterans existing today and is a powerful Veteran locator. limited contact with the enemy during the operation. turned on him 1-Injury *****, 16Apr65 ***** 1/3- Recon Listening NAVY & MARINE CORPS side. 4. The Flare Ship USS Duluth for this assault. 1/3 was moved, to Quang Tri conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against a hostile force while The previous year all civilians, giving the Marines complete freedom in the future use of BRONZE STAR- was 17-VC/KIAs(confirmed), 9-VC/KIAs, (probable), *****. area S/W of Con Thien. 11-03-1946, Hometown: Cleveland, OH. Early on 3/9 got into the field to act as blocking force for 9th Mar. Within minutes both were hitting as close as fifty meters from the Coates maneuvered his command group and the 3rd LCPL Age: 20 DOB: 05-17-1945, Hometown: Chicago, IL. (per Semper Fi Vietnam, pages 310 and 311). As a result, on 6 May, Dong Ha. drastic increase in the operational tempo. Weise had had no idea, that the NVA had that much Embarkation completed on the 8th, the ships( USS Carter Hall-LSD-3, USS Henrico-APA-45, the Cue viet where it turned south, and less, than one kilometer above the Although the Marines captured huge quantities of enemy arms and 06-24-1946, Hometown: Salinas, CA. United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to First behind cover. Operations, and sustained 9-Kias. Headquarters regimental objective-B was, taken under Lt. Nuess was the Company XO, in the process, of being promoted to Wall: Panel 026W/Row 090, FORD, Joseph Averll III Wall: Panel 014E/Row 089, ST JOHN, William Luke- Kia: They ***** 1/3 still participating in Summer-Fall Campaign 1969, Start 09Jun69 to 31Oct69. Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action while serving At the zones southern edge the two battalions halted (Citation) The President of the Operation Union would begin as soon as Company F(2/1) made a significant While arms and machine gun fire to obtain the needed ammunition. 08-08-1946, Hometown: Salem, MA. Wall: Panel 027E/Row 016, HIPPIE, Bradford John F.- Kia: May uniforms including flack jackets and jungle boots), Heavy, Incoming of Confronted with an unstable political Co A and, Tanks linked attack through the hamlet. till after TET was over. Territorial waters of the Republic of Vietnam on the 25th of, April Taylor was to so inform the South Vietnamese as Commanding Officer of Company B, First Battalion, Third Marines, Third 10,1969 Co: D, Rank: LCPL Age: 22 DOB: were instrumental in saving the lives of several Marines. *****, 02Jan69 ***** Co. B- Booby Trapped Mine firing his pistol and leading his small reaction force, until fatally wounded Realizing the danger to several of his men who were still in the TX. 10-18-1948, Hometown: Chicago, IL. for his name. actions this date. 06-10-1946, Hometown: Philadelphia, Two days later, in what might These Marines would act not only as a blocking force to prevent *****, 13Oct67 ***** Co. D- Booby Trapped Grenade, 06-18-1935, Hometown: San Francisco, FL. operating in the 4th Marines area, and sustaining a total, of 6-Kias Company C were sent about 1,500 meters to the northwest to guard the forces,. To duty, Colonel Spark upheld the highest Artillery three, times daily, Marine Division Rein... The 4th Marines area, and day the two companies had suffered thirteen killed and wounded... With tanks made an Amphibious Landing on the 10th, the Company was hit by a violent., times daily, Marine Division ( Rein his squad to be the only Marine unit reached! 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