Lester, the son of David E. Brown and Genevieve L. Brown of Mulino OR, the husband of Barbara J. Brown of Newberg OR enlisted in the US Marine Corps on August 10, 1967 in Portland OR. He arrived in Vietnam on January 17, 1968 and was assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st MARDIV (Rein) FMF.
On Rocket Belt patrol in defense of the Da Nang Military Complex Company C, sent out their nightly squad sized combat patrol that was caught in an ambush by a large hard-core enemy force in the vicinity of the Phuoc Ninh village complex in Hieu Duc District Quang. The beleaguered squad, heavily outnumbered immediately took a number of casualties with three men killed and several wounded as they were assaulted by the enemy force from the front and both flanks utilizing small arms, automatic weapons, and B-40 RPG's (Rocket Propelled Grenades) against the Marines. Radioing for reinforcements, a reaction platoon immediately left for the scene of the battle, deployment during the night, proved more difficult as the resourceful enemy took advantage of the darkness with hit and run tactics in a firefight with the Marines that raged on throughout the night until finally broking contact as daylight approached. Evacuations for the dead and wounded were completed under constant harassing enemy sniper fire that continued as the Marines returned to their Combat Base on Hill 10. PFC Brown was one of he casualties, he was killed in action as a result of hostile rifle fire.
Casualties:
James Arthur Ballinger
Lester Eugene Brown
Robert Glen Chenault
Modesto Cotto Jr.
James Michael Hauck
Ricky Donald Henderson
James Edward McCue
Johnny Medina
Bruce David Sharp
Casualties: H&S Company
Attached to Company C
Charles Everett Crandall
William Eugene Smith
Stephen William Stark
On Rocket Belt patrol in defense of the Da Nang Military Complex Company C, sent out their nightly squad sized combat patrol that was caught in an ambush by a large hard-core enemy force in the vicinity of the Phuoc Ninh village complex in Hieu Duc District Quang. The beleaguered squad, heavily outnumbered immediately took a number of casualties with three men killed and several wounded as they were assaulted by the enemy force from the front and both flanks utilizing small arms, automatic weapons, and B-40 RPG's (Rocket Propelled Grenades) against the Marines. Radioing for reinforcements, a reaction platoon immediately left for the scene of the battle, deployment during the night, proved more difficult as the resourceful enemy took advantage of the darkness with hit and run tactics in a firefight with the Marines that raged on throughout the night until finally broking contact as daylight approached. Evacuations for the dead and wounded were completed under constant harassing enemy sniper fire that continued as the Marines returned to their Combat Base on Hill 10. PFC Brown was one of he casualties, he was killed in action as a result of hostile rifle fire.
Casualties:
James Arthur Ballinger
Lester Eugene Brown
Robert Glen Chenault
Modesto Cotto Jr.
James Michael Hauck
Ricky Donald Henderson
James Edward McCue
Johnny Medina
Bruce David Sharp
Casualties: H&S Company
Attached to Company C
Charles Everett Crandall
William Eugene Smith
Stephen William Stark
Lester, the son of David E. Brown and Genevieve L. Brown of Mulino OR, the husband of Barbara J. Brown of Newberg OR enlisted in the US Marine Corps on August 10, 1967 in Portland OR. He arrived in Vietnam on January 17, 1968 and was assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st MARDIV (Rein) FMF.
On Rocket Belt patrol in defense of the Da Nang Military Complex Company C, sent out their nightly squad sized combat patrol that was caught in an ambush by a large hard-core enemy force in the vicinity of the Phuoc Ninh village complex in Hieu Duc District Quang. The beleaguered squad, heavily outnumbered immediately took a number of casualties with three men killed and several wounded as they were assaulted by the enemy force from the front and both flanks utilizing small arms, automatic weapons, and B-40 RPG's (Rocket Propelled Grenades) against the Marines. Radioing for reinforcements, a reaction platoon immediately left for the scene of the battle, deployment during the night, proved more difficult as the resourceful enemy took advantage of the darkness with hit and run tactics in a firefight with the Marines that raged on throughout the night until finally broking contact as daylight approached. Evacuations for the dead and wounded were completed under constant harassing enemy sniper fire that continued as the Marines returned to their Combat Base on Hill 10. PFC Brown was one of he casualties, he was killed in action as a result of hostile rifle fire.
Casualties:
James Arthur Ballinger
Lester Eugene Brown
Robert Glen Chenault
Modesto Cotto Jr.
James Michael Hauck
Ricky Donald Henderson
James Edward McCue
Johnny Medina
Bruce David Sharp
Casualties: H&S Company
Attached to Company C
Charles Everett Crandall
William Eugene Smith
Stephen William Stark
On Rocket Belt patrol in defense of the Da Nang Military Complex Company C, sent out their nightly squad sized combat patrol that was caught in an ambush by a large hard-core enemy force in the vicinity of the Phuoc Ninh village complex in Hieu Duc District Quang. The beleaguered squad, heavily outnumbered immediately took a number of casualties with three men killed and several wounded as they were assaulted by the enemy force from the front and both flanks utilizing small arms, automatic weapons, and B-40 RPG's (Rocket Propelled Grenades) against the Marines. Radioing for reinforcements, a reaction platoon immediately left for the scene of the battle, deployment during the night, proved more difficult as the resourceful enemy took advantage of the darkness with hit and run tactics in a firefight with the Marines that raged on throughout the night until finally broking contact as daylight approached. Evacuations for the dead and wounded were completed under constant harassing enemy sniper fire that continued as the Marines returned to their Combat Base on Hill 10. PFC Brown was one of he casualties, he was killed in action as a result of hostile rifle fire.
Casualties:
James Arthur Ballinger
Lester Eugene Brown
Robert Glen Chenault
Modesto Cotto Jr.
James Michael Hauck
Ricky Donald Henderson
James Edward McCue
Johnny Medina
Bruce David Sharp
Casualties: H&S Company
Attached to Company C
Charles Everett Crandall
William Eugene Smith
Stephen William Stark
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