Corp Ronald Eugene Grier

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Corp Ronald Eugene Grier Veteran

Birth
Van Etten, Chemung County, New York, USA
Death
26 May 1971 (aged 24)
Vietnam
Burial
Van Etten, Chemung County, New York, USA Add to Map
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From the MAG-36 Command Chronology:

"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.



From the MAG-36 Command Chronology:

"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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