|
Richard Eugene Cutbirth
Lance Corporal
F CO, 2ND BN, 3RD MARINES, 3RD MARDIV, III MAF United States Marine Corps Marionville, Missouri February 28, 1949 to May 28, 1968 RICHARD E CUTBIRTH is on the Wall at Panel W64, Line 7 |
  |
|
| |
|
My kids and grandkids are learning a lot about what Dad and Grandpa went through. It's no longer "just history".
From the daughter of a buddy who served with Dickey Cutbirth,
Email via Marcie's Mom:
Photo courtesy of his niece, |
A Note from The Virtual WallThe Marines traditionally hold awards for valor in combat in high esteem and are very conservative in granting such awards. Some insight into the ferocity of the fighting on 28 May 1968 when Fox Company, 2/3 Marines, lost 13 men killed in action can be gained by the awards granted - four of the men received posthumous awards of the Silver Star, America's third highest award for valor. The dead were
|
| Contact Us | © Copyright 1997-2019 www.VirtualWall.org, Ltd ®(TM) | Last update 08/15/2019. |