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Last Rank
Private 1st Class
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Last Primary MOS
0351-Assaultman
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Last MOSGroup
Infantry
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Previously Held MOS
Not Specified
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Last Unit
1968-1968, 0351, 1st Bn (1/7)/D Co
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Service Years
- 1968
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State of Birth
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Year of Birth
1950 |
Home Town
Not Specified |
Last Address
Garden Grove
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Casualty Date
Mar 14, 1968 |
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Cause
Hostile, Died |
Reason
Misadventure |
Location
Quang Nam |
Conflict
Vietnam |
Location of Interment
Not Specified |
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Last Known Activity
DELTA CO 7th MARINES He was killeg by a 105 shell the hit the tree above our position, that was to hit a target in thXevalXley beyond our location
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Comments/Citation
Edward Leon Patterson
Private First Class
PERSONAL DATA
Home of Record: Garden Grove, CA
Date of birth: 12/24/1949
MILITARY DATA
Service: United States Marine Corps
Grade at loss: E2
Rank: Private First Class
ID No: 2348432
MOS: 0351: ANTITANK ASSAULTMAN
Length Service: 01
Unit: D CO, 1ST BN, 7TH MARINES, 1ST MARDIV, III MAF
CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour: 02/02/1968
Incident Date: 03/14/1968
Casualty Date: 03/14/1968
Age at Loss: 18
Location: Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
Casualty Detail: Misadventure (Friendly Fire)
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