Borges, Joseph William, PFC

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 Service Details
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Last Rank
Private 1st Class
Last Primary MOS
0341-Mortar Man
Last MOSGroup
Infantry
Primary Unit
1969-1969, 0341, C Co, 1st Bn, 3rd Marines (1/3)
Service Years
1968 - 1969
Enlisted Collar Insignia
Private 1st Class

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 Personal Details 

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Home State
Rhode Island
Rhode Island
Year of Birth
1950
 
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Casualty Info
Home Town
Bristol
Last Address
Bristol

Casualty Date
May 08, 1969
 
Cause
KIA-Killed in Action
Reason
Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location
Quang Tri (Vietnam)
Conflict
Vietnam War
Location of Interment
Saint Marys Cemetery - Bristol, Rhode Island
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Panel 25W Line 021

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


 Ribbon Bar

 
 Unit Assignments
1st Bn, 3rd Marines (1/3)
  1969-1969, 0341, C Co, 1st Bn, 3rd Marines (1/3)
 Combat and Non-Combat Operations
  1969-1969 Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase VI Campaign (1968-69)
  1969-1969 Vietnam War/Tet 69 Counteroffensive Campaign (1969)/Operation Virginia Ridge
 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:

ENGAGEMENT 5 KM NORTHWEST OF CAM LO 19690508
UTM grid reference is YD001641

   
Comments/Citation:

Service number 2489173
Tour start date 02/06/1969

   
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