Bachman, Albert Carl, Jr., HM2

Fallen

Service Photo

Service Details

Final Rank
Hospital Corpsman Second Class Petty Officer

Last MOS
HM-8404-Field Medical Service Technician

Last MOSGroup
Miscellaneous Requirements

Primary Unit
1970-1970, HM-8404, Headquarters & Service Company (H&S), 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines (3/5)

Service Years
1967 - 1970

Hospital Corpsman Second Class Petty Officer

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Pennsylvania

Year of Birth
1948

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This Remembrance Profile was originally created by HM3 Neale Turner (DocT) - Deceased

Casualty Info

Home Town Turtlepoint, PA	Last Address Turtlepoint, PA

Casualty Date Jun 08, 1970
Cause KIA-Killed in Action	Reason Other Explosive Device
Location Quang Nam (Vietnam)	Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Grimes District Cemetery - McKean County, Pennsylvania	Wall/Plot Coordinates Panel 09W Line 026

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	2013, Vietnam Veterans Memorial
	2015, United States Navy Memorial
	2015, The National Gold Star Family Registry

Ribbon Bar

Unit Assignments


	1970-1970, HM-8404, Headquarters & Service Company (H&S), 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines (3/5)

Combat and Non-Combat Operations


	1969-1970 Vietnam War/Winter-Spring 1970 Campaign

Other News, Events and Photographs


	Vietnam Tour Dates
	Jun 15, 2015, Other Military Photos

Additional Information

Last Known Activity:

JEEP HITS MINE 9 KM N-NW OF AN HOA AFLD 19700608
UTM grid reference is AT829557

The 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, lost five men on 08 June 1970:
H&S Company:

HM2 Albert C. Bachman, Turtlepoint, PA
Sgt Albert A. St Lawrence, Mansfield, MA
Cpl George L. Tucker, Wheeling, WV
LCpl Willie L. Steele, Louisville, MS

K Company:

Pfc Bruce W. Blakely, Knoxville, TN

The four men from H&S were killed when their jeep struck a 60-pound box mine; three others were wounded.

Comments/Citation:

Service number B416844/188384483
Tour start date 01/15/1970