Burke, William Ervin, III, HM3

Fallen
 
 Service Photo 
 Service Details
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Last Rank
Hospital Corpsman Third Class Petty Officer
Last Primary MOS
HM-8404-Field Medical Service Technician
Last MOSGroup
Navy (FMF)
Primary Unit
1966-1966, HM-8404, H&S Co, 3rd Bn, 7th Marines (3/7)
Service Years
1959 - 1966
Enlisted Collar Insignia
Hospital Corpsman Third Class Petty Officer
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 Last Photo 
 Personal Details 

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Home State
Oregon
Oregon
Year of Birth
1941
 
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This Remembrance Profile was originally created by HM3 Neale Turner (DocT) - Deceased
 
Casualty Info
Home Town
Roseburg, OR
Last Address
Roseburg, OR

Casualty Date
Mar 22, 1966
 
Cause
KIA-Killed in Action
Reason
Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location
Quang Ngai (Vietnam)
Conflict
Vietnam War
Location of Interment
Willamette National Cemetery (VA) - Portland, Oregon
Wall/Plot Coordinates
06E 037/Section F Site 7422
Military Service Number
5 315 862

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 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
National Cemetery Administration (NCA)Vietnam Veterans MemorialUnited States Navy Memorial
  1966, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
  2013, Vietnam Veterans Memorial
  2015, United States Navy Memorial



Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Campaign (1965-66)/Operation Texas / Lien Ket 28
From Month/Year
March / 1966
To Month/Year
March / 1966

Description
Mar 20 – 25; 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, ARVN 5th Airborne Battalion and Republic of Vietnam Marine Corps combined reaction force operation landing near An Hoa to encounter the 60th and 90th battalions of the 1st VC Regiment and the 11th Battalion, 21st NVA Regiment in An Hoa.
   
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
March / 1966
To Month/Year
March / 1966
 
Last Updated:
Mar 16, 2020
   
Personal Memories
   
Units Participated in Operation

VMA-542

3rd Bn, 7th Marines (3/7)

 
My Photos From This Battle or Operation
No Available Photos

  136 Also There at This Battle:
  • Beck, Howard, SSgt, (1965-1971)
  • Brown-Hughes, Mike, Cpl, (1963-1966)
  • Callahan, Allen, Cpl, (1964-1968)
  • Cox, Joseph, Cpl, (1964-1968)
  • Cross, Don, MGySgt, (1953-1973)
  • Cusick, Jim, Cpl, (1965-1969)
  • Daily, Joseph, Sgt, (1963-1967)
  • Darby, TJ, MGySgt, (1960-1984)
  • Dirmann, James, Capt, (1960-1967)
  • Eck, John, Sgt, (1964-1968)
  • Griggs, Dennis, GySgt, (1964-1990)
  • Griggs, Dennis, GySgt, (1964-1990)
  • Harris, William, Cpl, (1964-1967)
  • Hastriter, Michael, HM2, (1965-1966)
  • Hixenbaugh, Stephen, HM1, (1964-1989)
  • Hollars, John, Cpl, (1965-1968)
  • Johanson, Dale, Sgt, (1964-1968)
  • Keene, Dana, LCpl, (1963-1969)
  • Klein, William, GySgt, (1964-1983)
  • Knutson, Theodore, Sgt, (1965-1969)
  • Laidig, Scott, Maj, (1965-1976)
  • Lundberg, David, Sgt, (1965-1971)
  • Mann, Stanley, Sgt, (1963-1967)
  • Martin, Don, GySgt, (1965-1999)
  • Medrano, Camilo, HM3, (1965-1966)
  • Mendiola, Steve, Sgt, (1962-1966)
  • Mendoza, Albert, Sgt, (1964-1968)
  • Miller, William, Sgt, (1964-1968)
  • Montgomery, Gerald, SSgt, (1964-1968)
  • Moscone, Michael, Cpl, (1964-1970)
  • Osborn, Kenneth, Sgt, (1961-1966)
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