1ST MARDIV

7TH ENG BN

David John Eckenrode

Second Lieutenant
B CO, 7TH ENGINEERS, 1ST MARDIV
United States Marine Corps
25 May 1946 - 21 July 1968
Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
Panel 51W Line 025

Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for David John Eckenrode

24 May 2005

Fondly remembering happy days together as Marine Options in the NROTC Unit at the University of Virginia.

Thank you for all you did for all of us.

Semper Fidelis,
William C. Ager
wager55796@aol.com

05 Nov 2006

Dave was not only a leader in the Marine Corps but also a leader in our Fraternity serving as President of Phi Kappa Psi at the University of Virginia. Dave and I shared another common bond. Dave lived in Bellefonte and my father's family was from Bellefonte.

I can remember the shock when I learned of Dave's death. In 1969 I carried his name and a candle in an event in Washington D.C. honoring fallen brothers in the Vietnam War. I visited Saigon in 2003 and thought of Dave and how much I miss him.

From a friend and fraternity brother,
James D. Francis
4284 McGirts Boulevard, Jacksonville, Fl, 32210-4368
jamesfrancis@comcast.net

A Note from The Virtual Wall

According to the 7th Engineers S-1 log for July 1968 2ndLt Eckenrode died when he tripped a boobytrap made from a 105mm artillery shell near Hoi An, Quang Nam Province.


The point-of-contact for this memorial is
a fellow member of the NROTC Unit, University of Virginia,
William C. Ager
wager55796@aol.com



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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 24 May 2005
Last updated 11/19/2006