Newlin, Melvin Earl, PFC

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 Service Details
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Last Rank
Private 1st Class
Last Primary MOS
0331-Machine Gunner
Last MOSGroup
 Infantry
Primary Unit
1966-1967, 0331, F Co, 2nd Bn, 5th Marines (2/5)
Service Years
1966 - 1967
Enlisted Collar Insignia
Private 1st Class

 Last Photo 
 Personal Details 

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Home State
Ohio
Ohio
 Year of Birth
1948
 
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Casualty Info
Home Town
Wellsville		 Last Address
Wellsville, OH
Casualty Date
Jul 04, 1967		  
Cause
KIA-Died of Wounds		 Reason
Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location
Quang Nam (Vietnam)		 Conflict
Vietnam War
Location of Interment
Spring Hill Cemetery - Wellsville, Ohio		 Wall/Plot Coordinates
Panel 23E Line 005/Section 18 Lot 47

 Official Badges 

French Fourragere


 Unofficial Badges 


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
  2013, Vietnam Veterans Memorial



Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase II Campaign (1966-67)/Operation New Castle
From Month/Year
March / 1967		 To Month/Year
March / 1967

Description
Mar 21 – 25; 2nd Battalion, 5th 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
No Available Photos

  20 Also There at This Battle:
 
  • Allison, Ricky(Rick), Cpl, (1965-1968)
  • Hulet, Richard, Sgt, (1964-1968)
  • Muster, Frederic, Sgt, (1964-1969)
  • Parker, Jim, Sgt, (1965-1969)
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