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Grover, Gene Delano, SSgt Fallen
 
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 Service Details
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Last Rank
Staff Sergeant
Last Primary MOS
0369-Infantry Unit Leader
Last MOSGroup
Infantry
Previously Held MOS
0311-Rifleman
Last Unit
1968-1968, 0369, 1st Bn (1/7)/D Co
Service Years
1958 - 1968

Staff Sergeant

 
Two Hash Marks

 

 Last Photo 
 Personal Details 

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State of Birth
Florida
Florida
Year of Birth
1939
Home Town
Brothers Only
Last Address
Orange Springs, Florida

Their seems to be a discrepancy in
SSgt Grover's home of record. His home
of record should read Orange Springs,
Marion County, Florida and not Marion,Ohio.

(Please see note below)

Casualty Date
Oct 10, 1968
 
Cause
Hostile, Died
Reason
Other Explosive Device
Location
Quang Nam
Conflict
Vietnam
Location of Interment
Not Specified

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 Additional Information
Last Known Activity

D Co, 1st Bn, 7th Marines, 1st MarDiv

Republic of Vietnam 1968

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GENE DELANO GROVER
Marine Corps - SSGT - E6
Age: 28
Race: Caucasian
Sex: Male
Date of Birth Nov 9, 1939
From: ORANGE SPRINGS, FL
Religion: PROTESTANT
Marital Status: Married
   
Comments/Citation

Vietnam Wall Panel coords 41W 039

PLEASE NOTE

Their seems to be a discrepancy in
SSgt Grover's home of record. His home
of record should read Orange Springs,
Marion County, Florida and not Ohio.
Current information does not indicate that the change has ever been made.

The following information from the
Vietnam Veterans Memorial site indicates that a request has been made.

Alvin Wiley
vs291aw@marioncountyfl.org
Assistant County Veterans Service Officer
111 SE 25 Avenue
Ocala,FL 34471-9179 USA
I have been asked to see that the information provided on the Report of Casulty date prepared 15 Oct 68 Report Number 5287-68 Box Number 4. asks for Date and Place of last entry on Active Duty in current status and Home of Record at Time. 14 Jul 67, Boston Mass, Orange Springs, Marion, Ohio. The Home of Record at Time, should read and be Orange Springs, Marion County, Florida. If you could assist and get this information corrected, it would very much please the Family members of this Veteran. Thank You very much for any assistance you can be on this deserved correction.
Thursday, June 03, 1999

The home state on this profile has been set to Florida.

   

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Rifle Marksman

 
 Unit Assignments
Operating Units*/Marine Security Guard1st Bn (1/7)/D Co
  1958-1960, 0311, Marine Security Guard/MSG Detachment Rome, Italy
  1968-1968, 0369, 1st Bn (1/7)/D Co
 Recruit Training - Trainee/Instructor
 Combat and Operations History
  Vietnam War */1968 Operations (1968)
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