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Marine HN James Richard Loy.
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Casualty Info
Home Town Green Bay, WI
Last Address Green Bay, WI
Casualty Date Jan 11, 1968
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Misadventure
Location Quang Tri (Vietnam)
Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Allouez Catholic Cemetery and Chapel Mausoleum - Green Bay, Wisconsin
On 11 January 1968, Hospitalman James Richard Loy was serving with F Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam.
On that day, HN Loy was part of a squad-sized patrol from Company F that was proceeding in total darkness along the safety lane within a minefield while on an ambush mission near Con Thien. Unfortunately, the point man inadvertently led the squad into the mined area. Within minutes, two mines detonated simultaneously, wounding three Marines. HN Loy heard the explosions and unhesitatingly moved from the rear of the squad, entered the minefield, and maneuvered to the side of the wounded men to administer first-aid treatment. Realizing that the life of one seriously injured Marine depended on his immediate evacuation to a medical facility, and aware that it would take considerable time to clear a path through the minefield, HN Loy carefully prepared the injured man for transport and, unaided, began carrying his comrade from the minefield. HN Loy had advanced approximately thirty meters when he was mortally wounded by an exploding mine. Due to the nature of the entrance into the minefield, his death was listed as Misadventure by Hostile Action.
