Jerry Lee Miller

Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class
H&S CO, 2ND BN, 4TH MARINES, 3RD MARDIV
United States Navy
14 October 1946 - 25 May 1968
Eden, Utah
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3RD MARDIV

4TH MARINES
Fleet Marine Force Corpsman

Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for Jerry Lee Miller

09 Jun 2008

Jerry,

It's been forty years. I still miss your great smile. God Bless. A friend from WHS and the 9th MAB BLT.

From a friend.
George
E-mail address is not available.

A Note from The Virtual Wall

In the third week of May the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces launched their third - and as it turned out, last - major offensive of 1968. The freshly introduced NVA 304th Division and other NVA/VC forces were active in Quang Tri Province, and BLT 2/4 was introduced into the fighting. The BLT 2/4 Marines lost 32 men between 17 May and 06 June, with the majority - 19 men - killed in action in very heavy fighting near Nhi Ha on 25-29 May 1968:
  • B Co, 1st Amtrac Battalion (attached BLT 2/4)
  • E Co, 2nd Bn, 4th Marines
    • 2ndLt Joseph T. Laslie, Attapulgus, GA
    • Sgt Henry L. Goff, Chesapeake, VA
    • Cpl John E. Flaskamp, Indianapolis, IN
    • Cpl James H. Jackson, San Antonio, TX
    • LCpl John P. Masterson, Rocky River, OH
    • LCpl Dennis D. Wehrs, La Crosse, WI
    • Pfc Earl E. Barnhart, Lorain, OH
    • Pfc Anthony Knoll, Pacific, MO
    • Pfc William J. Moore, Evansville, IN
    • Pfc Bruce Sherfield, Cedartown, GA

  • H Co, 2nd Bn, 4th Marines
    • Pfc Willie J. Foster, West Point, GA
    • Pfc Don C. Williamson, Salt Lake City, UT
    • Pvt Michael E. Hoppers, Kansas City, MO

  • H&S Co, 2nd Bn, 4th Marines
    • HM3 John J. Hanley, Wenatchee, WA
    • HM3 Jerry L. Miller, Eden, UT
    • Pfc Chester Briscoe, Evansville, IN
    • Pfc Robert J. Meagher, Kalamazoo, MI
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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 09 Jun 2008
Last updated 08/10/2009