Lima Co. - Casualties

"In Memoriam"

"They shall not grow old
As we are left to grow old.
Age shall not weary them,
Nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun,
And in the morning,
We will remember them."

From the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier,
Edinburgh, Scotland.

NAME	RANK	DATE OF BIRTH	CASUALTY DATE	WALL PANEL	AWARDS
Firth, Thomas Elwood	LCpl	Nov 03 1944	Aug 18 1965	02E Line 056	PH
Long, Robert Orrie	LCpl	Apr 22 1945	Aug 18 1965	02E Line 059	PH
Shambaugh, Dale "K"	2dLt	Jul 21 1942	Aug 18 1965	02E Line 060	Bstr,PH
Wilson, William Neil	Pvt	Sep 03 1945	Aug 18 1965	02E Line 063	PH
Kunkel*, Robert Harold	Pfc	Jun 21 1942	Nov 16 1965	03E Line 068	PH
Benavente, David Guerrero	SSgt	Nov 27 1935	Nov 23 1965	03E Line 110	PH

Valdez, Gregorio Jr.	LCpl	Feb 21 1944	Jan 30, 1966	04E Line 121	PH
Duncan, Edward Francis	LCpl	May 17 1944	Mar 09, 1966	05E Line 131	PH
Henderson, Gary Lloyd	Cpl	Oct 12 1942	Mar 09, 1966	05E Line 132	PH
McElhanon, Warren Shelby	Pfc	Dec 16 1943	Mar 09, 1966	05E Line 133	PH
Elmore, Allan Ladd	Pfc	Jun 13 1946	Mar 21, 1966	06E Line 030	PH
Flood, Thomas Bernard	LCpl	Jul 06 1944	Mar 21, 1966	06E Line 030	PH
Hunter, John Louis	Sgt	Jan 15 1935	Mar 21, 1966	06E Line 032	PH
Leighton, Raymond Elton	Sgt	Sep 29 1940	Mar 21, 1966	06E Line 033	PH
Valint, Julius Joseph Jr.	LCpl	Sep 10 1945	Mar 21, 1966	06E Line 036	PH
Wade, William Glen	LCpl	Sep 16 1945	Mar 21, 1966	06E Line 036	SS, PH
Delgado, Michael Julian Jr.	Sgt	Jan 09 1933	Mar 22, 1966	06E Line 037	PH
Drummond, Paul Robert	Pfc	Apr 03 1946	Mar 22, 1966	06E Line 037	PH
Lee, Marion Leonard Jr.	Pfc	Sep 10 1947	Mar 22, 1966	06E Line 039	PH
Dona, Bienvenido Geniza	HM3	Jun 12 1927	Mar 23, 1966	06E Line 042	SS, PH
Conrad, Carlos Wade	Pvt	Jun 29 1947	Jun 29, 1966	08E Line 107	PH
Reel, William Edward	Pfc	Jun 09 1945	Sep 08, 1966	10E Line 078	PH
Scott, John Melville Jr.	Pfc	Dec 16 1944	Sep 10, 1966	10E Line 082	PH

Hernandez, Joe Jr.	Pfc	Jul 26 1946	Jan 02, 1967	13E Line 109	PH
Ditoro, William Fenton	LCpl	Nov 04 1944	Jan 07, 1967	13E Line 121	PH
Burnett, William Robert	LCpl	Mar 30 1946	Jan 11, 1967	14E Line 008	PH
Callison, Donald Joseph	Pfc	Nov 12 1946	Jan 11, 1967	14E Line 009	PH
Hernandez-Soto, Antonio	Pfc	Jun 13 1945	Jan 11, 1967	14E Line 010	PH
Strickland, John Lee	Lcpl	Feb 29 1936	Jan 11, 1967	14E Line 012	PH
Ellenberger, Carey Wayne	Lcpl	Oct 19 1946	Jan 12, 1967	14E Line 015	PH
Welch, John Henry III	2dLt	Dec 21 1942	Feb 02, 1967	14E Line 106	PH
Jennings, Earl Wayne	Pfc	Nov 06 1946	Feb 03, 1967	14E Line 112	PH
Nowlin,**Charles Douglas	LCpl	Sep 21 1946	Feb 19, 1967	15E Line 063	PH
McCrobie,George Edward	Cpl	Jul 17 1946	Feb 23, 1967	15E Line 080	PH
Walker, Randall Edward	SSgt	Feb 04 1936	Feb 23, 1967	15E Line 081	PH
Celmer, Lawrence Joseph	Capt	Jan 08 1941	Mar 18, 1967	16E Line 104	PH
Durand, Paul Lionel	Pfc	Jan 22 1948	Mar 23, 1967	17E Line 028	PH
Henry, James Edward	Sgt	Mar 24 1946	Mar 26, 1967	17E Line 051	PH
Malecke, James Allen	LCpl	May 19 1945	Mar 26, 1967	17E Line 053	PH
Kraft, Jerry Bernard	Pfc	Apr 10 1945	Mar 27, 1967	17E Line 058
Rickman, William Joel	Pfc	Dec 16 1948	Apr 03, 1967	17E Line 096	SS, PH
Wixson, Ralph Michael	Pfc	May 14 1947	May 16, 1967	20E Line 012	PH
Koehler, James Kevin	LCpl	May 02 1947	Jun 11, 1967	21E Line 089
Margaritis, Sotoris Milto	Cpl	Sep 01 1946	Aug 08, 1967	24E Line 091	PH
Totora, Chris Anthony	Cpl	Oct 07 1948	Oct 25, 1967	28E Line 070	PH
Allred, Frank Leroy Jr.	HN	Apr 24 1947	Nov 26, 1967	20E Line 087	PH
Day, Wesley David	Pfc	Jun 06 1948	Nov 26, 1967	30E Line 089	SS, PH
Hendrickson, Gerald Ray	Cpl	Mar 29 1947	Nov 26, 1967	30E Line 090	PH
Lamm, Cecil Dwight	Cpl	Feb 05 1947	Nov 26, 1967	30E Line 092	PH
Riegel, Arthur William Jr.	Cpl	Dec 24 1947	Nov 26, 1967	30E Line 094	PH
Brown, James Homer	Pfc	Apr 15 1947	Dec 21, 1967	32E Line 034	PH

Greene, James Leonard Jr.	Pfc	Sep 24 1948	Jan 30, 1968	35E Line 071	PH
Bartley, Richard Louis	Cpl	Oct 14 1946	Jan 31, 1968	35E Line 086	PH
McTeer, Jeffery Clark	Pfc	Jan 02 1948	Jan 31, 1968	36E Line 028	PH
Morris, James Robert	Pfc	Nov 07 1945	Jan 31, 1968	36E Line 026	PH
Pascascio, Rodney Gustavus	Pfc	Mar 23 1948	Jan 31, 1968	036E Line 029	PH
Sonsteng, Dennis Wayne	Pfc	May 27 1949	Jan 31, 1968	36E Line 037	PH
Gibson, John	Pfc	Sep 12 1946	Feb 07, 1968	37E Line 082	PH
Jackson, Calvin Otis	Pfc	Feb 19 1947	Feb 07, 1968	38E Line 002	PH
Lucero, Roberto Floriencio	Sgt	May 29 1946	Feb 07, 1968	04E Line 077	BStr, PH
Ortiz, Arturo Marquez	LCpl	Jan 17 1949	Feb 07, 1968	38E Line 009	PH
Railla, Jean Anthony	Pfc	Oct 01 1947	Mar 06, 1968	43E Line 030	PH
Kirk, Arnold David	Cpl	Jul 03 1945	Mar 07, 1968	43E Line 046	PH
Kline, Robert James	LCpl	Nov 03 1947	Apr 10, 1968	49E Line 012	SS, PH
Marcantoni, Robert John	Pvt	Jan 18 1948	Apr 10, 1968	49E Line 009	PH
Marco, Robert Donald	LCpl	Oct 20 1947	Apr 10, 1968	49E Line 013	PH
Sola-Maldonado Yidefonso	LCpl	Oct 24 1949	Apr 10, 1968	49E Line 016	PH
Rodriquez, Samuel Henri	HN	Feb 21 1946	May 19, 1968	63E Line 017	PH
Moore, Harold	Cpl	Jul 17 1949	May 19, 1968	63E Line 014	PH
Barber, David Edwin	Pfc	Oct 25 1949	Jun 07, 1968	59W Line 018	PH
Scofield, John Charles	Cpl	Oct 02 1947	Jul 18, 1968	51W Line 008	PH
Worley, Kenneth Lee	LCpl	Apr 27 1948	Aug 12, 1968	48W Line 001	MOH, PH
Adkins, Ronald Eugene	Pfc	Dec 23 1943	Aug 29, 1968	46W Line 055	PH
Faulks, Willie James	LCpl	Dec 22 1948	Aug 29, 1968	46W Line 048	PH
Herrera, Louis Anthony	Cpl	Oct 27 1948	Aug 29, 1968	46W Line 060	PH
Johnson, Lile Lamar Jr.	Pfc	Nov 06 1946	Aug 29, 1968	46W Line 060	PH
Moxley, Richard Stephen	Pfc	Sep 09 1946	Aug 29, 1968	46W Line 061	PH
Powell, Richard Lee	HN	Sep 14 1947	Aug 29, 1968	46W Line 062	NC, PH
Reilly, Raymond Patrick	Pfc	Oct 29 1949	Aug 29, 1968	45W Line 001	PH
Norvell, Jeffrey Woodrow	Pfc	Mar 04 1950	Sep 06, 1968	45W Line 055
Sinclair, Patrick Eugene	Pfc	Dec 11 1950	Sep 06, 1968	45W Line 077	N&MCM, PH
Bowen, Clifton Lee	Pvt	Dec 29 1948	Sep 14, 1968	44W Line 056	PH
McInnis, John Terry	Pfc	May 11 1950	Sep 14, 1968	44W Line 058	PH
Obey, Donald Alton	Pvt	Aug 29 1948	Sep 14, 1968	44W Line 059	PH
Parker, Robert	LCpl	Sep 12 1949	Sep 14, 1968	44W line 059	PH

Cole, Raymond Allen	Cpl	Sep 23 1949	Feb 23, 1969	32W Line 093	PH
Heifner, Kenneth Richard	Pfc	May 02 1949	Feb 23, 1969	31W Line 003	PH
Hiday, Thomas Michael	Pfc	Sep 01 1948	Feb 23, 1969	31W Line 004	PH
Merkle, Edward Daniel	LCpl	Jul 19 1950	Feb 23, 1969	31W Line 077	PH
Silva, George Lee	LCpl	Jun 11 1948	Feb 23, 1969	31W Line 022	PH
Stahl, John Joseph	Pfc	Sep 13 1948	Feb 23, 1969	31W Line 023	PH
Thaxton, David Edward	Pfc	Dec 24 1949	Feb 23, 1969	31W Line 026	PH
Duffy, Michael Bernard	Cpl	Aug 26 1950	Feb 24, 1969	31W Line 034	PH
Hall, James Kenneth	Capt	Dec 27 1934	Feb 24, 1969	34W Line 036	BStr, PH
Johnson, Tommy	Pfc	Apr 09 1950	Feb 24, 1969	31W Line 037	PH
Simmers, Garold Ray	Pfc	Aug 03 1948	Feb 24, 1969	31W Line 040	PH
Smith, Gary Wendell	Pfc	Mar 23 1948	Feb 24, 1969	31W Line 040	PH
Thomas, Wayne Lewis	LCpl	Sep 15 1949	Feb 24, 1969	31W Line 041	PH
Donaldson, Lawrence Gerard	Pfc	Nov 02 1950	Feb 25, 1969	31W Line 046	PH
Robertson, Ellis Andre	LCpl	Ja 12 1948	Mar 09, 1969	29W Line 083	PH
Johnson, Henri David	Pfc	Dec 18 1948	May 23, 1969	24W Line 085	PH
Geuy, James Robert	Pfc	Jul 25 1947	Jul 11, 1969	21W Line 100	PH
Grayson, Welby Herbert III	Pfc	Apr 02 1950	Aug 28, 1969	18W Line 001	PH
Reevs, John Curtis	LCpl	Mar 10 1947	Aug 28, 1969	18W Line 003	PH

Hammonds, Roy Lee	Cpl	Oct 06 1948	Jan 04, 1970	15W Line 124	PH
Wakulich, Gregory Paul	Cpl	Jul 30 1950	Feb 08, 1970	14W Line 116	PH
Badway, Victor Wolf Jr.	LCpl	Sep 25 1950	Feb 21, 1970	04E Line 077	BStr, PH
Taylor, William Eugene	PFC	Feb 26 1951	Mar 23, 1970	12W Line 037	PH
Francis, Carris Michael	Cpl	Jul 10 1951	Mar 24, 1970	12W Line 038	PH
Gonzalez, Guadalupe	SSgt	Nov 26 1941	Mar 24 1970	12W Line 038	PH
Easley, David Roy	LCpl	Jan 17 1951	Apr 09, 1970	12W Line 112	PH
Jacobs, Christopher	LCpl	Mar 17 1949	Apr 09, 1970	12W Line 113	PH
Lecrone, Paul Albert	LCpl	Mar 02 1949	Apr 09, 1970	12W Line 114	PH
Bush, Frank Kenneth	LCpl	Jan 12 1951	May 14, 1970	10W Line 039	PH
Blake, Wayne Valgeen	LCpl	Mar 08 1949	Aug 04, 1970	08W Line 081	PH
Davies, Keith Richard	Pfc	May 30 1949	Aug 30, 1970	07W Line 024
Sanchez, *******Michael	Pfc	Jun 12 1950	Sep 19, 1970	07W Line 074	PH
Doman, Benjamin Victor	Sgt	Jul 08 1949	Sep 21, 1970	07W Line 080

Bailey,********Donald Gerald	LCpl	Feb 17 1948	Jan 11, 1972	02W Line 103	BStr, PH
Anthony,*****John Frederick	LCpl	Apr 03 1947	Feb 06, 1989	14E Line 112	PH

Notes:

All data compiled from Official USMC sources, Command Chronology's, S-2, S-3 Journal entries, Combat After Action Reports, Military Personnel Rosters, Company Unit Diary entries, Individual Reports of Casualty, and NPRC Service Record Book entries.

Lima Company Marine Corps personnel who were listed on the Company Roster , and USN Corpsmen who have been confirmed through documentation and were attached to Lima Company at the time of death appear above.

Awards:

MOH - Medal of Honor
NC - Navy Cross Medal
SS - Silver Star Medal
N&MCM - Navy and Marine Corps Medal
Bstr - Bronze Star Medal
PH - Purple Heart Medal

Notes:*

*Pfc Robert Harold Kunkel, wounded on Aug 18, 1965 died of his wounds on Nov 16, 1965 at the USNH Great Lakes, IL
**LCpl Charles Douglas Nowlin, wounded on Feb 18 died of his wounds Feb 19, 1967.
***Pfc Michael Sanchez, wounded on Sep 14, died of his wounds on Sep 19, 1970.
****Cpl Donald Gerald Bailey, wounded on Aug 28, 1969 died of his wounds on Jan 11, 1972 at the Castle Point VA Hospital, NY
*****Cpl John Frederick Anthony, wounded on Jan 31, 1967 died of his wounds on Feb 06, 1989 at the USNH Great Lakes, IL

Victor Vilionis Researcher/Historian