Wheat, Roy Mitchell, LCpl

Fallen

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Service Details

Last Rank
Lance Corporal

Last Primary MOS
0311-Rifleman

Last MOSGroup
Infantry

Primary Unit
1967-1967, 0311, K Co, 3rd Bn, 7th Marines (3/7)

Service Years
1966 - 1967

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Mississippi

Year of Birth
1947

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Casualty Info

Home Town Moselle	Last Address Moselle (Jones County)

Casualty Date Aug 11, 1967
Cause KIA-Died of Wounds	Reason Other Explosive Device
Location Quang Nam (Vietnam)	Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Eastabuchie Cemetery - Jones County, Mississippi	Wall/Plot Coordinates 24E 101

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1967, The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor
	2013, Vietnam Veterans Memorial
	2015, Medal of Honor Recipients

Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase II Campaign (1966-67)/Operation Webster
From Month/Year March / 1967	To Month/Year March / 1967
Description Mar 15 – 18; 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines search and destroy operation in the Quảng Nam Province.

My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year March / 1967	To Month/Year March / 1967

Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020

Personal Memories

My Photos From This Battle or Operation

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