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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
1968-1969, 0351, 1st Bn (1/7)/D Co
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Service Years
- 1969
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State of Birth
Texas | |
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Year of Birth
1950 |
Home Town
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Last Address
Ft Worth
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Casualty Date
Mar 16, 1969 |
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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
A Note from The Virtual Wall
On 16 Feb 1969 "D" Company, 1/7 Marines, engaged an enemy force at Phong Thu, west of Hoi An in Quang Nam Province.
Six Marines died in the fight at Phong Thu:
Cpl William H. Farvour, Green Bay, WI
LCpl Thomas M. Casey, Milton, MA (Navy Cross)
Pfc Michael R. Coon, Fort Worth, TX
Pfc Craig M. Hemphill, Spokane, WA
Pfc Dennis L. Riley, Hanover, PA
Pfc Robert W. Whitney, Riverdale, IL
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Comments/Citation
Vietnam Wall Panel coords 32W 042
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