Land, Richard Leon, Cpl

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Final Rank
Corporal
Last MOS
0311-Rifleman
Last MOSGroup
Infantry
Primary Unit
1967-1967, 0311, A Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines (1/3)
Service Years
1964 - 1967
Corporal

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 Personal Details 



Home State
Missouri
Missouri
Year of Birth
1947
 
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Casualty Info
Home Town
Hazelwood
Last Address
Hazelwood

Casualty Date
May 18, 1967
 
Cause
KIA-Killed in Action
Reason
Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location
Quang Tri (Vietnam)
Conflict
Vietnam War
Location of Interment
Valhalla Cemetery - Saint Louis, Missouri
Wall/Plot Coordinates
20E 031/Plot Field of Honor Grave 12
Military Service Number
2 086 117

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 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Vietnam Veterans MemorialThe National Gold Star Family Registry
  2013, Vietnam Veterans Memorial
  2015, The National Gold Star Family Registry


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 Enlisted/Officer Basic Training
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  1964, Boot Camp (San Diego, CA), 325
 Unit Assignments
1st Battalion, 3rd Marines (1/3)
  1967-1967, 0311, A Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines (1/3)
 Combat and Non-Combat Operations
  1966-1967 Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase II Campaign (1966-67)
  1967-1967 Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase II Campaign (1966-67)/Operation Beau Charger
 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:

VICINITY OF THUY BAN, IN DMZ 8 KM NORTH-NORTHEAST OF GIO LINH VILLAGE 19670518
UTM grid reference is YD256794

His brother SP4 Larry Land died in Vietnam 28 Mar 1971

   
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