3rd Bn, 26th Marines (3/26)
USMC Battalion
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Unit Details

Strength
USMC Battalion
Type
Infantry 		 
Year
1700 - Present 		 

Description
Not Specified
 
Notable Persons
Medal Honor - Vietnam - SSgt Karl Gorman Taylor
Staff Sergeant Karl Gorman Taylor, Sr. (MCSN: 1862790), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty on 8 December 1968, while serving at night as a company gunnery sergeant with Company I, Third Battalion, Twenty-Sixth Marines, THIRD Marine Division (Reinforced), Fleet Marine Force, during Operation MEADE RIVER in the Republic of Vietnam.
 
Reports To
Infantry Units
 
Active Reporting Units
 
Inactive Reporting Unit
None
 
6 Members Who Served in This Unit


 
  • Braitman, Kenny, Cpl, (1967-1969)
  • Hawkins, Joseph, Cpl, (1966-1968)
  • Land, Rick, Sgt, (1969-1971)
  • Mayeux, Michael, Sgt, (1966-1970)
  • Owens, Richard, Cpl, (1968-1969)
  • Wheeler, Calvin, Cpl, (1966-1968)
 
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  Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation - 1974
 



Name of Award
Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation
Year Awarded
1974

Details behind Award:
1966â??1974
Last Updated:
Feb 19, 2018
 
 
 
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