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Casualty Info
Home Town South Boston
Last Address South Boston
Casualty Date Apr 05, 1968
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Other Explosive Device
Location Thua Thien (Vietnam)
Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Mount Hope Cemetery - Mattapan, Massachusetts
The 1st Battalion, 6th Marines (1/6) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. It consists of approximately 1,100 marines and sailors. They fall under the command of the 6th Marine Regiment, the 2nd Marine Division of the II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF).
Active
11 July 1917 – 20 August 1919
12 June 1922 – 1 October 1925
29 March 1927 – March 1929
9 September 1934 – 2 October 1947
7 October 1949 – present