Claxton, Richard Rex, PFC

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 Service Details
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Final Rank
Private 1st Class
Last MOS
0351-Assaultman
Last MOSGroup
Infantry
Primary Unit
1969-1969, 0351, I Company, 3rd Battalion, 26th Marines (3/26)
Service Years
1968 - 1969
Private 1st Class

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 Personal Details 

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Home State
Missouri
Missouri
Year of Birth
1946
 
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Casualty Info
Home Town
Eldon
Last Address
Eldon

Casualty Date
Jun 13, 1969
 
Cause
KIA-Killed in Action
Reason
Other Explosive Device
Location
Quang Nam (Vietnam)
Conflict
Vietnam War
Location of Interment
Eldon Cemetery - Eldon, Missouri
Wall/Plot Coordinates
22W 039

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 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
  2013, Vietnam Veterans Memorial


 Ribbon Bar

 
 Enlisted/Officer Basic Training
  1968, Boot Camp (Parris Island, SC)
 Unit Assignments
3rd Battalion, 26th Marines (3/26)
  1969-1969, 0351, I Company, 3rd Battalion, 26th Marines (3/26)
 Combat and Non-Combat Operations
  1969-1969 Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase VI Campaign (1968-69)
 Colleges Attended
Central Missouri State University
  1964-1968, Central Missouri State University
 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:

RPG & SAF FIRE ON POSITION 1 KM WSW HAI VAN BRIDGE 19690613
UTM grid reference is AT913937

   
Comments/Citation:

Service number 2502308
Tour start date 04/12/1969

   
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