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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
1969-1969, 0311, 1st Bn (1/7)/D Co
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Service Years
1968 - 1969
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State of Birth
Illinois | |
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Year of Birth
1948 |
Home Town
Brothers Only |
Last Address
Riverdale
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Casualty Date
Feb 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
Delta 1/7 Marines lost six men on 16 Feb 1969 while assaulting a large North Vietnamese Army force in a well-entrenched position in Quang Nam Province:
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 047
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