Ferdinand W Glessing, Jr

Lance Corporal
2ND PLT, DELTA-5, 2ND CAG, COMBINED ACTION, III MAF
United States Marine Corps
23 September 1947 - 03 January 1968
Auburn, New York
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III MAF

COMBINED ACTION


Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for Ferdinand W Glessing, Jr

19 Feb 2001

Sonny, you are still

REMEMBERED

by a classmate.
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24 Nov 2004

Sonny
You were my best friend at Delta-5.
You will always be remembered.

Chuck Ramsey

From a fellow Marine,
Charles E Ramsey
1092 Haws Run Road, Maple Hill, N C 28454
chuck_ramsey@charter.net

26 Oct 2006

REMEMBERED

by a relative,
Melanie Glessing
doxy1229@aim.com

A Note from The Virtual Wall

The 2nd Combined Action Group lost ten men on 03 Jan 1968 in an action at Phouc Trach, east of Hoi An in Quang Nam Province:
  • HQ, 2nd CAG
    • HM2 Thomas P. Moore, Louisville, KY

  • CAP Sierra 1, CACO 2-1, 2nd CAG
    • Sgt Donald F. Webb, Youngstown, OH
    • Cpl Andy A. Cabrera, Las Cruces, NM
    • Cpl James H. Clay, Philadelphia, PA
    • LCpl Charles Briscoe, Cleveland, OH
    • LCpl Wesley J. Mc Kinney, Tampa, FL
    • LCpl Ivan A. Ort, Fort Wayne, IN
    • LCpl Henry E. Schanck, Fairmont, MN
    • Pfc Claude Darden, Washington, DC

  • CAP Delta-5, 2nd CAG
    • LCpl Ferdinand W. Glessing, Auburn, NY
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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 19 Feb 2001
Last updated 11/09/2006