Lawton, Billy James, PFC

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Last Rank
Private 1st Class

Last Primary MOS
0311-Rifleman

Last MOSGroup
Infantry

Primary Unit
1966-1967, 0311, A Co, 1st Bn, 5th Marines (1/5)

Service Years
1966 - 1967

Enlisted Collar Insignia

Private 1st Class

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

South Carolina

South Carolina

Year of Birth
1948

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Casualty Info

Home Town Allendale, SC	Last Address Allendale, SC

Casualty Date May 10, 1967
Cause KIA-Killed in Action	Reason Other Explosive Device
Location Quang Nam (Vietnam)	Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Saint James - Fairfax, South Carolina	Wall/Plot Coordinates 19E 083

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Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase II Campaign (1966-67)/Operation Union I / Lien Ket 102
From Month/Year April / 1967	To Month/Year May / 1967
Description Apr 21 – May 17; 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines and ARVN 1st Ranger Group search and destroy operation in the Que Son Valley, Quảng Nam and Quảng Tín Provinces.

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From Month/Year April / 1967	To Month/Year May / 1967

Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020

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Units Participated in Operation
5th Marines
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