Kenneth Gerard Mc Bride
Lance Corporal
B CO, 1ST BN, 4TH MARINES, 3RD MARDIV, III MAF
United States Marine Corps
New York, New York
February 01, 1947 to January 27, 1966
KENNETH G McBRIDE is on the Wall at Panel 4E, Line 101
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27 Jan 2006

Kenny and I served together at Camp Lejune before he was sent to Vietnam and I was sent to Laos.

Kenny was from Brooklyn, we called him 'Kenny The Kid'. I made several 'weekend' trips home with him. He loved his Camels and a cold beer!

I miss him even today, 40 years after his death. He and I got USMC tattoos together in Vieques, Puerto Rico; after we got the tattoo, we had no money left and had to spend the next 3 days on the ship.

I visit him at The Wall every time I go to Washington; can't ever do it without tears in my eyes.

Ralph Lovelidge
usmc63ralph@comcast.net


 

A Note from The Virtual Wall

Bravo Company, 1/4 Marines, lost five men on 27 Jan 1966 when a squad outpost was attacked by 25 to 30 enemy troops:
  • Sgt Joseph E. Jackson, Lancaster, PA;
  • LCpl Kenneth R. Hollenbach, Allentown, PA;
  • LCpl David A. Lane, Jay, ME;
  • LCpl Kenneth G. McBride, New York, NY; and
  • Pfc John Monks, Binghamton, NY.

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