Biehl, Gary Ladd, LCpl

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Final Rank
Lance Corporal
Last MOS
0311-Rifleman
Last MOSGroup
Infantry
Primary Unit
1966-1967, 0311, E Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines (2/3)
Service Years
1966 - 1967
Lance Corporal

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 Personal Details 

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Home State
Indiana
Indiana
Year of Birth
1946
 
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This Remembrance Profile was originally created by Cpl Roger Rape (Mouse) - Deceased
 
Casualty Info
Home Town
Lagro
Last Address
Oneco,Florida

Casualty Date
May 03, 1967
 
Cause
KIA-Killed in Action
Reason
Artillery, Rocket, Mortar
Location
Quang Tri (Vietnam)
Conflict
Vietnam War
Location of Interment
Riverside Cemetery - Andrews, Indiana
Wall/Plot Coordinates
19E 021/plot 2379
Military Service Number
2 225 384

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 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Vietnam Veterans MemorialThe National Gold Star Family Registry
  1967, Vietnam Veterans Memorial
  2016, The National Gold Star Family Registry



Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase II Campaign (1966-67)/Battle of Khe Sanh (Hill Fights)
From Month/Year
April / 1967
To Month/Year
May / 1967

Description
On 24 April 1967, a patrol from Bravo Company became engaged with a NVA force of unknown size north of Hill 861. This action prematurely triggered a North Vietnamese offensive aimed at taking Khe Sanh. The NVA forces were in the process of gaining elevated terrain before the launching of the main attack.

The 2nd and 3rd Battalions of the 3rd Marine Regiment, under the command of Colonel John P. Lanigan, reinforced KSCB (Khe Sanh Combat Base) and were given the task of pushing the North Vietnamese off of Hills 861, 881 North, and 881 South. North Vietnamese forces were driven out of the area around Khe Sanh after suffering 940 casualties. The Marines suffered 155 killed in action and 425 wounded.

In order to prevent NVA observation of the main base at the airfield (and their possible use as firebases), the hills of the surrounding Khe Sanh Valley had to be continuously occupied and defended by separate Marine elements, thereby spreading out the defense.

In the wake of the hill fights there was a lull in NVA activity around Khe Sanh. By the end of May, Marine forces were again drawn down from two battalions to one, the 1st Battalion 26th Marines. Lieutenant General Robert E. Cushman, Jr. relieved General Walt as commander of III MAF in June.
   
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
April / 1967
To Month/Year
May / 1967
 
Last Updated:
Mar 16, 2020
   
Personal Memories
   
My Photos From This Battle or Operation
No Available Photos

  261 Also There at This Battle:
  • Albright, Ron, Cpl, (1966-1969)
  • Barnett, David, Sgt, (1967-1973)
  • Beamon, Sam, Cpl, (1965-1969)
  • Blankenship, Gary, Sgt, (1967-1969)
  • Cornwell, Jim, Cpl, (1966-1968)
  • Dalia, Nick, Cpl, (1966-1972)
  • Dominguez, Alex, SSgt, (1965-1971)
  • Elliott, Ord, Capt, (1964-1969)
  • Farmer, Harvey, Cpl, (1964-1968)
  • Feist, Michael, LCpl, (1966-1972)
  • Gagne, Henry, Sgt, (1966-1973)
  • Gast, Dan, Sgt, (1967-1970)
  • Griffin, Jr., James, Sgt, (1965-1968)
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