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Last Rank
Private 1st Class
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Last Primary MOS
0311-Rifleman
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Last MOSGroup
Infantry
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Previously Held MOS
Not Specified
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Last Unit
1967-1968, 0311, I MEF/1st Marine Division
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Service Years
1967 - 1968
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State of Birth
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Year of Birth 1946 |
Home Town Brothers Only |
Last Address Canton
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Casualty Date Feb 06, 1968 |
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Cause Hostile, Died |
Reason Gun, Small Arms Fire |
Location Quang Nam |
Conflict Vietnam |
Location of Interment Not Specified |
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Last Known Activity D Co, 1st Bn, 7th Marines, 1st MarDiv
Republic of Vietnam 1968
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A Note from The Virtual Wall
By 06 Feb 1968 the Tet Offensive was in full swing, with heavy fighting throughout South Vietnam. In Quang Nam Province, the 1/7 Marines were deployed against NVA/VC forces attacking the Danang/Marble Mountain complex.
The Communist forces began the second phase of their Da Nang offensive on the night of 05/06 Feb . 1/7's involvement began at 2000 05 Feb, when Charlie 1/7 engaged an NVA force south of the Tuy Loan River. Fighting continued throughout the 1/7 area of responsibility, and 24 hours later had resulted in the deaths of 16 men from 1/7 Marines:
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Comments/Citation Vietnam Wall Panel coords 37E 057
JOE WILLIAM GREENE Marine Corps - PFC - E2 Age: 21 Race: Caucasian Sex: Male Date of Birth Jun 24, 1946 From: CANTON, OH Religion: PROTESTANT Marital Status: Single
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A Company: Pvt William H. Blake, Hanover, MA LCpl Edward J. Brewer, Elmira, NY Sgt Robert E. Ewoldt, Whittemore, IA LCpl Douglas H. Griffin, Coleman, TX Pfc Randall J. Schwendy, Copenhagen, NY Pfc William L. Young, York, PA
B Company: SSgt Alvin P. Mason, Washington, DC
D Company: Pfc Joe W. Greene, Canton, OH Sgt Glen T. Lunsford, Danville, VA (Navy Cross) LCpl Ronald E. Morris, Sandston, VA LCpl Phillip L. Salinas, Leoti, KS LCpl Gary L. Tallentire, Cincinnati, OH Pfc Robert H. Taylor, Birmingham, AL 2ndLt Henry A. Wright, Oakland, CA
H&S Company: HM3 Larry W. Stull, Fostoria, OH (Corpsman, D/1/7) Cpl Jonathan E. Sykes, Trenton, NJ
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