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PVT Tim Lavern Fritze

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PVT Tim Lavern Fritze

Birth
Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa, USA
Death
19 Jun 1968 (aged 19)
Quảng Trị, Vietnam
Burial
Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
Plot
Christus 019-A-3 Interred on 7/5/1968
Memorial ID
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PVT Fritze #2379920
MOS: 0311 Rifleman.

Tim was living with his parents in Hashua when he enlisted in the Marines 24 May 1967, at a Des Moines Recruiting Office.
When Tim arrived in Vietnam 9 May 1968, he was assigned to India Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division. Tim was on a security detail at Nam-O Bridge, when he attempted to throw a grenade that prematurely detonated causing him to died of fragmentation wounds to the head and body.
Survived by his parents, Roy C and LaVon R Fritze of 723 S Main Street, Nashua, Iowa.
PVT Fritze #2379920
MOS: 0311 Rifleman.

Tim was living with his parents in Hashua when he enlisted in the Marines 24 May 1967, at a Des Moines Recruiting Office.
When Tim arrived in Vietnam 9 May 1968, he was assigned to India Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division. Tim was on a security detail at Nam-O Bridge, when he attempted to throw a grenade that prematurely detonated causing him to died of fragmentation wounds to the head and body.
Survived by his parents, Roy C and LaVon R Fritze of 723 S Main Street, Nashua, Iowa.


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