John Douglas EvansLance CorporalC CO, 11TH ENGINEER BN, 3RD MARDIV United States Marine Corps 05 December 1945 - 02 February 1968 Lynn, Massachusetts Panel 36E Line 066 |
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Eternal Father, grant, we pray,
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A Note from The Virtual WallShortly after midnight on 02 Feb 1968 the District Headquarters and Combined Action compounds at Cam Lo received heavy mortar bombardments followed by ground attacks by an estimated two battalions of NVA troops. Artillery and air support was called, but heavy fighting continued until about 6 AM, when the NVA withdrew. Reaction forces from both east and west converging on Cam Lo succeeded in trapping a considerable number of NVA as they tried to cross the Cam Lo River, and sweeps to the south also encountered scattered NVA units. Overall, about 150 enemy troops were killed and over 30 captured - but at least 11 US servicemen were killed in the fighting:
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The point-of-contact for this memorial is his comrade-in-arms, John J Huhn jj@11thengineervietnamvetsusmc.org |
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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 23 Jun 2002
Last updated 06/08/2008