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John Vernon Berg
Master Gunnery Sergeant
HQ CO, HQ BN, 3RD MARDIV, III MAF United States Marine Corps Kinston, North Carolina August 05, 1920 to October 30, 1968 JOHN V BERG is on the Wall at Panel W40, Line 56 |
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Master Gunnery Sergeant Berg started his tour on 16 May 1968 by October, was assigned to the Dong Ha Combat Base when it came under a 130mm Rocket attack. He was killed from fragmention wounds to the head and body from an incoming rocket explosion. The three Marines killed as a result of the rocket attack were:
MGySgt Berg was survived by his wife, Margaret L., son Michael A., daughters Melody S., and Kelley W Berg, all of Rosanne Drive, Kinston, North Carolina. He was also suvived by his mother Gertrude K. and father John F. Berg, Carner Boulevard, Marinette Wisconsin. His record of emergency data did not mention any siblings, which is not unusual. He is buried in Pinelawn Memorial Park, Kinston, NC. 
MGySgt Berg was a veteran of 3 wars, World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. He was awarded more medals not automatically generated above, so we posted what all of his ribbons would look like below: 
- - The Virtual Wall, July 22, 2018
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