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Marine LCpl Thomas William Hollis.
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Casualty Info
Home Town Gillespie, Illinois
Last Address 311 East Chestnut St. Gillespie, IL 62033
Casualty Date Jan 28, 1968
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Artillery, Rocket, Mortar
Location Quang Tri (Vietnam)
Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Holy Cross Cemetery - Gillespie, Illinois
Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase III Campaign (1967-68)/Operation Lancaster I
From Month/Year
November / 1967
To Month/Year
January / 1968
Description Nov 1 – Jan 20 1968; 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines search and destroy operation along Route 9 between Cam Lo and in the old Operation Kingfisher area around Ca Lu.