David John Eckenrode
Second Lieutenant
B CO, 7TH ENG BN, 1ST MARDIV, III MAF
United States Marine Corps
Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
May 25, 1946 to July 21, 1968
DAVID J ECKENRODE is on the Wall at Panel W51, Line 25

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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.

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