Lawrence Leonard Gaska

Lance Corporal
A CO, 1ST AMTRAC BN, 3RD MARDIV
United States Marine Corps
06 January 1948 - 03 March 1968
Chicago, IL
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3RD MARDIV

1ST AMTRACS
Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for Lawrence Leonard Gaska

26 Aug 2003

I still remember that day after 36 years and the great sadness of it all...

From a fellow Marine

A Note from The Virtual Wall

On 06 Sep 1967 elements of A Company, 1st Amtrac Battalion, ran into an ambush while on patrol. Three members of the 3rd Platoon died in the fighting, while a fourth died almost 6 months later of wounds received that day. The four men are


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an anonymous platoonmate.
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26 Aug 2003



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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Channing Prothro, former CAP Marine
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