"Between 0230 and 0250 on 26 May 1968, the MAG-36 complex received approximately fifty-two (52) rounds of 82mm mortar. MAG-36 casualties were three (3) Killed in Action and thirty-one (31) Wounded in Action."
The three men who died were
SSgt Jack D Deese
Cpl Ronald E Grier
Cpl James E Johnson
Ronald Eugene Grier
Corporal
PERSONAL DATA
Home of Record: Van Etten, New York
Date of birth: Tuesday, 09/24/1946
MILITARY DATA
Service: Marine Corps (Regular)
Grade at loss: E4
Rank: Corporal
ID No: 2217591
MOS: 6212 Unknown MOS Code
LenSvc: Between 2 and 3 years
Unit: HMM-364, MAG-36, 1ST MAW
CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour: Sunday, 10/29/1967
Cas Date: Sunday, 05/26/1968
Age at Loss: 21
Remains: Body Recovered
Location: Thua Thien, South Vietnam
Type: Hostile, Died
Reason: Other Explosive Device - Ground Casualty
My husband is from Van Etten, New York and he also served in Nam the same year Cpl Ronald E. Grier was killed.
"Between 0230 and 0250 on 26 May 1968, the MAG-36 complex received approximately fifty-two (52) rounds of 82mm mortar. MAG-36 casualties were three (3) Killed in Action and thirty-one (31) Wounded in Action."
The three men who died were
SSgt Jack D Deese
Cpl Ronald E Grier
Cpl James E Johnson
Ronald Eugene Grier
Corporal
PERSONAL DATA
Home of Record: Van Etten, New York
Date of birth: Tuesday, 09/24/1946
MILITARY DATA
Service: Marine Corps (Regular)
Grade at loss: E4
Rank: Corporal
ID No: 2217591
MOS: 6212 Unknown MOS Code
LenSvc: Between 2 and 3 years
Unit: HMM-364, MAG-36, 1ST MAW
CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour: Sunday, 10/29/1967
Cas Date: Sunday, 05/26/1968
Age at Loss: 21
Remains: Body Recovered
Location: Thua Thien, South Vietnam
Type: Hostile, Died
Reason: Other Explosive Device - Ground Casualty
My husband is from Van Etten, New York and he also served in Nam the same year Cpl Ronald E. Grier was killed.
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