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Cpl Allen Callahan (Chip)
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Marine LCpl William Robert Burnett.
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Casualty Info
Home Town Highland Park
Last Address Highland Park
Casualty Date Jan 11, 1967
Cause KIA-Died of Wounds
Reason Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location Quang Nam (Vietnam)
Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Roseland Park Cemetery - Berkley, Michigan
Wall/Plot Coordinates Panel 14E Line 008/Section 13 Row 320 Site 3
Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase II Campaign (1966-67)/Operation Prairie
From Month/Year
August / 1966
To Month/Year
January / 1967
Description Operation Prairie (August 3 – January 31, 1967) was a military operation in northern South Vietnam. Its job was to eliminating North Vietnamese Army forces south of the DMZ.
1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines and 1st and 3rd Battalions, 26th Marines search and destroy operation against the 324B NVA Division in the hills at Con Thien/Gio Linh areas south of the DMZ at Mutter's Ridge, the Razorback, Hill 400, Hill 484 and The Rockpile.
During August, 2nd Battalion 4th Marines, 3rd Battalion 4th Marines and other units saw heavy fighting with the NVA 324B division. Prairie was a string of battles that was fought in the foothills south of the DMZ. The Commander of E Company 2nd Battalion 4th Marines, Capt. Howard V. Lee was awarded the Medal of Honor for his outstanding bravery during this operation.
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
August / 1966
To Month/Year
January / 1967
Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020
Personal Memories
People You Remember Allen Callahan, Saul Garcia, Dale Woodcook, Curtis Willamson
Memories Bill was a good friend who had only two weeks before going home. He was a great Marine & gave his all for Country & Corps. His death has haunted me for forty years, & I miss him very much.