Ronald William Porter
Corporal
G CO, 2ND BN, 7TH MARINES, 3RD MARDIV, III MAF
United States Marine Corps
Antioch, California
June 15, 1940 to December 18, 1965
RONALD W PORTER is on the Wall at Panel 4E, Line 25

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17 Jan 2007

REMEMBERED

by a former Marine,
Gary L. Porter
arbmt@aol.com

 

A Note from The Virtual Wall

On 18 December 1965 the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines and 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines were engaged in Operation HARVEST MOON in Quang Nam Province. The 2/7 Marines were moving toward the hamlet of Ky Phu in a battalion column march. At about 1300 both the head and the tail of the column began receiving heavy mortar and automatic weapons fire. The 2/7 Marines deployed and assaulted the enemy, who were well dug in and apparently planned to stay and fight it out. It took the Marines four hours of heavy fighting to eject the 80th VC Battalion from Ky Phu; when the VC withdrew they left 105 bodies and numerous weapons on the battlefield. The 2/7 Marines lost nine men killed in the action, and three more died from wounds received:
  • Fox Company:
    • Cpl Michael C. Halstead, Hoxie, AR (DoW 12/19/1965)
    • Cpl Stephen J. Lukasiewski, Ellington, CT
    • Pfc Fred A. Tryon, Downey, CA

  • Golf Company:
  • H&S Company:
    • Cpl Donald D. Karlin, Wichita, KS
    • Cpl William V. Moss, Chappaqua, NY (DoW 12/21/1965)
    • Cpl Joseph E. Nimiroski, Attleboro, MA
    • LCpl Vernon E. Holland, Lexington, KY
    • LCpl Ernest F. Losoya, Salinas, CA (DoW 12/19/1965)
    • LCpl Jack S. Swender, Kansas City, KS
    • Pfc Melvin L. Frontella, Mountain View, CA

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