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Marine 1stLt Gatlin Jerryl Howell.
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Casualty Info
Home Town Colma
Last Address Colma
Casualty Date Jul 07, 1967
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Artillery, Rocket, Mortar
Location Quang Tri (Vietnam)
Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment San Francisco National Cemetery (VA) - San Francisco, California
Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase II Campaign (1966-67)/Operation County Fair 1-25
From Month/Year
January / 1967
To Month/Year
January / 1967
Description Jan 5 – 8; 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines security operation in the Quảng Nam Province.
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
January / 1967
To Month/Year
December / 1966
Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020
Personal Memories
Memories The concept of the operation was that one platoon each from Bravo, Charlie and Delta companies would form a cordon around the ville - Phu Loc (2) and a platoon of Popular Force soldiers from the Dai Loc Headquarters would provide the search element. The activity consisted of a night movement from the Company CP, with the 3rd Platoon, to be in blocking positions outside Phu Loc (2) a couple of kilometers north of the Company CP on the morning of 25Jul66. The platoon remained in position during the day, while Popular Forces interviewed the residents of the ville and searched it for weaponry. Jerry and I were assigned to our platoons on 26Jul66. During the month of July 1966, the Battalion?s casualties were 7 Enlisted Marines - KIA and 2 Officers and 41 Enlisted Marines - WIA.
