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Home State
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Year of Birth
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This Military Service Page was created/owned by
1stLt Lawrence G. Ward (Mustanger aka SSJO)-Deceased
to remember
Marine Capt Howard Leo Joselane.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town
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Last Address
Chicago
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Casualty Date
Feb 08, 1968 |
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Cause
Hostile, Died |
Reason
Gun, Small Arms Fire |
Location
Quang Nam (Vietnam) |
Conflict
Vietnam War |
Location of Interment
Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, Virginia |
Wall/Plot Coordinates
38E 031/Sec: 6, Site: 9272-17 |
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Last Known Activity
ECHO-4 REACTION FORCE JUST WEST OF LO GIANG (1), 5 KM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF DANANG AIR BASE 19680208
UTM grid reference is BT023703
Captain Joselane was the CO of Combined Action Company ECHO 4. They were in the Lo Giang hamlet, just south of the Cam Le Bridge over the Cau Do River. Early on 8 Feb 1968 ECHO 4 was taken under attack by a mixed force of NVA/VC seemingly intent on attacking the DaNang Air Base. ECHO 4 was unfortunate enought to be in the path of a regimantal-size unit. ECHO 4 was getting desperate - they were running out of ammunition supplementing their supplies with AK-47's and ammunition from dead NVA/VC soldiers. A 17-man force, led by Captain Joselane departed ECHO Company headquarters at Hoa Vang by truck, crossed the Cam Le Bridge, and started on foot up the dirt road toward the ECHO 4 compound.
As the relief force approached a tree line surrounding the hamlet it came nose-to-nose with 250-300 NVA/VC troops- a situation with only one possible outcome. Captain Joselane and his Marines fought valiantly, but they were hopessly out-numbered and out-gunned. Captain Joselane's last radio reports to the ECHO headquarters at Hoa Vang were "...we're getting chewed up...we're not going to get out...there are too many...they're all over us. Don't send anyone else in here...Tell my wife I love her..." When the second reaction force went in of the 9th of Feb 1968 the found one badly wounded survivor, twelve dead and three missing.
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Comments/Citation
Service number 080626
Tour start date 07/26/1967
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