Sgt Ahinzow #2129906
MOS: 0351 Antitank Assaultman.
The Ahinzow Family arrived in America 18 August 1951 on the USNS "General C. H. Muir and settled in Windsor, Maryland. His first name was Anatolio which he changed to Tony.
After arriving in Vietnam, Tony was assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division.
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The Chicago Tribune - 9 July 1967
MARINE ON 2D TOUR OF DUTY IN VIET KILLED
A Marine sergeant on his second tour of duty in Viet Nam was killed there July 4 when his unit was attacked by North Vietnamese as they attempted to retrieve the bodies of fallen comrades, his family reported yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Konstantine & Marie Ahinzow, 6402 Joliet Rd., La Grange, were notified Saturday of the death of their son, Sgt. Tony Ahinzow, 19. Ahinzow, who attended Bogan High school, joined the Marines two years ago and first went to Viet Nam a year ago. He returned to the United States four months ago after having been wounded when a jeep in which he was riding hit a mine.
After being home 30 days, he volunteered to return. Born in Bremerhaven, Germany, Ahinzow came to the United States with his parents as a small boy. In addition to his parents, he is survived by a sister, Mrs. Christine (Krtstyna) Dorgan.
MOS: 0351 Antitank Assaultman.
The Ahinzow Family arrived in America 18 August 1951 on the USNS "General C. H. Muir and settled in Windsor, Maryland. His first name was Anatolio which he changed to Tony.
After arriving in Vietnam, Tony was assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division.
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The Chicago Tribune - 9 July 1967
MARINE ON 2D TOUR OF DUTY IN VIET KILLED
A Marine sergeant on his second tour of duty in Viet Nam was killed there July 4 when his unit was attacked by North Vietnamese as they attempted to retrieve the bodies of fallen comrades, his family reported yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Konstantine & Marie Ahinzow, 6402 Joliet Rd., La Grange, were notified Saturday of the death of their son, Sgt. Tony Ahinzow, 19. Ahinzow, who attended Bogan High school, joined the Marines two years ago and first went to Viet Nam a year ago. He returned to the United States four months ago after having been wounded when a jeep in which he was riding hit a mine.
After being home 30 days, he volunteered to return. Born in Bremerhaven, Germany, Ahinzow came to the United States with his parents as a small boy. In addition to his parents, he is survived by a sister, Mrs. Christine (Krtstyna) Dorgan.
Sgt Ahinzow #2129906
MOS: 0351 Antitank Assaultman.
The Ahinzow Family arrived in America 18 August 1951 on the USNS "General C. H. Muir and settled in Windsor, Maryland. His first name was Anatolio which he changed to Tony.
After arriving in Vietnam, Tony was assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division.
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The Chicago Tribune - 9 July 1967
MARINE ON 2D TOUR OF DUTY IN VIET KILLED
A Marine sergeant on his second tour of duty in Viet Nam was killed there July 4 when his unit was attacked by North Vietnamese as they attempted to retrieve the bodies of fallen comrades, his family reported yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Konstantine & Marie Ahinzow, 6402 Joliet Rd., La Grange, were notified Saturday of the death of their son, Sgt. Tony Ahinzow, 19. Ahinzow, who attended Bogan High school, joined the Marines two years ago and first went to Viet Nam a year ago. He returned to the United States four months ago after having been wounded when a jeep in which he was riding hit a mine.
After being home 30 days, he volunteered to return. Born in Bremerhaven, Germany, Ahinzow came to the United States with his parents as a small boy. In addition to his parents, he is survived by a sister, Mrs. Christine (Krtstyna) Dorgan.
MOS: 0351 Antitank Assaultman.
The Ahinzow Family arrived in America 18 August 1951 on the USNS "General C. H. Muir and settled in Windsor, Maryland. His first name was Anatolio which he changed to Tony.
After arriving in Vietnam, Tony was assigned to Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division.
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The Chicago Tribune - 9 July 1967
MARINE ON 2D TOUR OF DUTY IN VIET KILLED
A Marine sergeant on his second tour of duty in Viet Nam was killed there July 4 when his unit was attacked by North Vietnamese as they attempted to retrieve the bodies of fallen comrades, his family reported yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Konstantine & Marie Ahinzow, 6402 Joliet Rd., La Grange, were notified Saturday of the death of their son, Sgt. Tony Ahinzow, 19. Ahinzow, who attended Bogan High school, joined the Marines two years ago and first went to Viet Nam a year ago. He returned to the United States four months ago after having been wounded when a jeep in which he was riding hit a mine.
After being home 30 days, he volunteered to return. Born in Bremerhaven, Germany, Ahinzow came to the United States with his parents as a small boy. In addition to his parents, he is survived by a sister, Mrs. Christine (Krtstyna) Dorgan.
