Acton, David August, HN

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Last Rank
Hospitalman
Last Primary MOS
HM-8404-Field Medical Service Technician
Last MOSGroup
 Navy (FMF)
Primary Unit
1967-1967, HM-8404, H&S Co, 2nd Bn, 9th Marines (2/9)
Service Years
1966 - 1967
Enlisted Collar Insignia
Hospitalman

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 Personal Details 

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Home State
Indiana
Indiana
 Year of Birth
1945
 
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Casualty Info
Home Town
Bedford, Indiana		 Last Address
Bedford, Indiana
Casualty Date
Jul 05, 1967		  
Cause
KIA-Killed in Action		 Reason
Artillery, Rocket, Mortar
Location
Quang Tri (Vietnam)		 Conflict
Vietnam War
Location of Interment
Cresthaven Memory Gardens - Bedford, Indiana		 Wall/Plot Coordinates
Panel 23E line 009

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 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Vietnam Veterans MemorialUnited States Navy Memorial The National Gold Star Family Registry
  2013, Vietnam Veterans Memorial
  2014, United States Navy Memorial
  2015, The National Gold Star Family Registry


  1967-1967, HM-8404, 2nd Bn, 9th Marines (2/9)
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Unit
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Rank
Hospitalman		 MOS
 HM-8404-Field Medical Service Technician
Base, Station or City
QUANG TRI		State/Country
Vietnam, South (Vietnam)
  
 
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 2nd Bn, 9th Marines (2/9) Details

2nd Bn, 9th Marines (2/9)
1917 - 1937
Activated on November 20, 1917 at Quantico, Virginia.

Sent to Cuba to control Rebellion

Sent to Texas to protect oil shipments from Mexico

Disbanded April 25, 1919

Reactivated in 1925.

Assigned to train reserve Marines

Disbanded in 1937

1942 - 1945
Activated 1 April 1942 at Camp Elliott, San Diego, California, as the 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines and assigned to the 2nd Marine Division

Reassigned during August 1942 to Amphibious Corps, Pacific Fleet

Relocated during September 1942 to Camp Pendleton, California, and reassigned to the Advanced Echelon, 3rd Marine Division

Reassigned during November 1942 to the 3rd Marine Division

Deployed during January-February 1943 to Auckland, New Zealand

Redeployed during June-July 1943 to Guadalcanal

Participated in the following World War II Campaigns:

Bougainville
Northern Solomons
Guam
Iwo Jima

Relocated during November-December to Camp Pendleton, California

Deactivated 31 December 1945

2nd Battalion - 9th Marines

1952 - 1965

Reactivated 9 April 1952 at Camp Pendleton, California, and assigned to the 3rd Marine Division

Deployed during August 1953 to Camp Gifu, Japan

Redeployed during June 1954 to Camp Sakai, Japan

Redeployed during July 1955 to Camp Kawasaki, Okinawa

Redeployed during September 1955 to Camp Napunja, Okinawa

Redeployed during January 1956 to Camp Sukiran, Okinawa

Redeployed during March-April 1957 to Camp Fuji, Japan

Redeployed during October 1957 to Camp Hauge, Okinawa

Redeployed during February 1958 to Camp Kinser, Okinawa

Participated in the Battalion Transplacement System between the 1st Marine Division and the 3rd Marine Division during June 1959 to December 1960

Deployed at various times between 1960-1965 as the Battalion Landing Team of the Seventh Fleet

2nd Battalion - 9th Marines

1965 -1990

Redeployed during July 1965 to Da Nang, Republic of Vietnam

Participated in the war in Vietnam, July 1965 - August 1969 , operating from:

Da Nang
Than Cam Son
Hue/Phu Bai
Ca Lu
Dong Ha
Quang Tri
Camp Carrol
Cua Viet
Cam Lo
Con Thien
Vandergift Combat Base

Redeployed during August 1969 to Camp Schwab, Okinawa, and assigned to the 9th Marine Amphibious Brigade

Reassigned during November 1969 to the 3rd Marine Division

Deployed at various times between 1969 - 1971 as the Battalion Landing Team of the Seventh Fleet

Participated in the Typhoon Relief Operations in the Philippines during October 1970

Elements of the Battalion Participated in the Mayaguez Operation, May 1975

Relocated during October 1978 to Camp Hansen, Okinawa

2nd Battalion - 9th Marines

 
1991 - 2009

Participated in Operation Fiery Vigil, Philippines, June 1991

Participated in Operation Desert Storm, Persian Gulf, September 1991

Participated in Operation Restore Hope, Somalia, December 1992 - February 1993

Deactivated 9 September 1994

Reactivated 13 July 2007 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and assigned to 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division

Participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq, September 2008-April 2009

Participated in Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan, 2010-2013

Deactivated 01 April 2015.
Type
Infantry 		 
Parent Unit
Infantry Units 		Strength
USMC Battalion
Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Jul 5, 2015
   
   
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2nd Bn, 9th Marines (2/9)
East, Bill, HMCS, (1965-1993) 0 HM-8404 Hospital Corpsman Third Class Petty Officer
Fultz, James, HMC, (1964-1987) 0 HM-8404 Hospital Corpsman Third Class Petty Officer
Scrima, Allen, HM3, (1966-1970) 0 HM-8404 Hospital Corpsman Third Class Petty Officer
Williams, Dick, Capt, (1960-1970) 3 0302 Captain
Carson, John, 1stLt, (1966-1968) 3 0301 First Lieutenant
Andrews, William, Capt, (1965-1972) 8 0802 Second Lieutenant
Wecht, Ron, Capt, (1965-1972) 3 0302 Second Lieutenant
Zinser, Lawrence, Col, (1966-1994) 3 0302 Second Lieutenant
Mattingly, William, MSgt, (1967-1987) 3 0341 Master Sergeant
Wright, William, MSgt, (1965-1986) 46 4642 Master Sergeant
Davis, Marvin, GySgt, (1960-1980) 3 0300 Gunnery Sergeant
Lawson, Earl, GySgt, (1956-1976) 3 0369 Gunnery Sergeant
Blankenship, Johnny, SSgt, (1964-1973) 3 0331 Staff Sergeant
Carlile, Christopher, SSgt, (1961-1970) 3 0369 Staff Sergeant
Jamison, Jay, SgtMaj, (1962-1986) 3 0369 Staff Sergeant
Morales, Ponciano, SSgt, (1966-1969) 0 00E Staff Sergeant
Reineke, Melvin, SSgt, (1964-1970) 3 0369 Staff Sergeant
Royce, Jerry, SSgt, (1967-1973) 3 0311 Staff Sergeant
Ackley, William, Sgt, (1966-1969) 3 0311 Sergeant
Aldrich, Earl V, MSgt, (1966-2004) 3 0369 Sergeant
Barbour, David, Sgt, (1966-1969) 3 0311 Sergeant
Beahm, John, Sgt, (1964-1969) 3 0311 Sergeant
Berry, Darrel, Sgt, (1966-1970) 21 2142 Sergeant
Blevins, Bob C., Sgt, (1963-1967) 3 0341 Sergeant
Brungardt, Richerd, Sgt, (1967-1970) 3 0341 Sergeant
BUDD, FRANK, Sgt, (1964-1968) 3 0311 Sergeant
Carter, Richard, Sgt, (1964-1968) 3 0341 Sergeant
Cathel, Roger, Sgt, (1965-1967) 3 0331 Sergeant
Chorzempa, David, Sgt, (1965-1969) 3 0341 Sergeant
Diehl, Gary, Sgt, (1967-1973) 3 0311 Sergeant
Gonzales, Pete, SSgt, (1965-1970) 25 2542 Sergeant
Griffith, Donald, 1stSgt, (1958-1980) 3 0341 Sergeant
Guiliano, Renny, Sgt, (1967-1973) 3 0311 Sergeant
Guiliano, Renny, Sgt, (1967-1973) 3 0311 Sergeant
Hunter, James, Cpl, (1966-1969) 3 0300 Sergeant
Kerr, George, GySgt, (1960-1968) 3 0369 Sergeant
Kitchen, Kenneth, Capt, (1965-1969) 25 2533 Sergeant
Kolthoff, Jerry, Sgt, (1963-1967) 21 2111 Sergeant
Kosmer, Richard, Sgt, (1967-1970) 3 0311 Sergeant
LeClaire, Vernon, Sgt, (1966-1969) 3 0311 Sergeant
Lecroy, Sandy, Sgt, (1967-1969) 3 0341 Sergeant
Lorenzana, Mark, Sgt, (1966-1969) 3 0369 Sergeant
McElroy, Thomas, Sgt, (1967-1970) 25 2534 Sergeant
Moore, Robert, Sgt, (1965-1971) 35 3516 Sergeant
Murphy, George, Sgt, (1964-1968) 3 0311 Sergeant
Northerner, William, Sgt, (1965-1969) 25 2533 Sergeant
Pais, Joseph, Sgt, (1963-1967) 3 0331 Sergeant
Parks, Jerry, Sgt, (1966-1972) 3 0311 Sergeant
Pringer, Robert, Sgt, (1963-1969) 3 0311 Sergeant
Richter, Walter, Sgt, (1966-1969) 3 0311 Sergeant
Smith, Hewey 3 0300 Sergeant
Solis, Johnnie, Sgt, (1966-1969) 3 0311 Sergeant
Stangle, Mark, Sgt, (1967-1971) 25 2531 Sergeant
Stice, Kenneth, Sgt, (1963-1967) 3 0311 Sergeant
Strong, David, CWO3, (1961-1986) 3 0311 Sergeant
Strong, David, CWO3, (1961-1986) 3 0311 Sergeant
Sutton, Billy, Sgt, (1967-1972) 3 0341 Sergeant
Walls, William, Sgt, (1966-1969) 3 0341 Sergeant
Wieczorkowski, Jerry, Sgt, (1964-1968) 3 0311 Sergeant

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