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John Elmer Roe
Corporal
D CO, 1ST BN, 3RD MARINES, 3RD MARDIV, III MAF United States Marine Corps Dallas, Texas August 10, 1948 to August 16, 1968 JOHN E ROE is on the Wall at Panel W48, Line 30 |
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We were in Boot Camp together. Platoon 2059, MCRD San Diego. This was in 1966. I wanted him to be remembered.
From a fellow Marine, |
A Note from The Virtual WallOn 16 August 1968 elements of the 1/3 Marines conducted an air assault onto a ridgeline 7 kilometers northwest of Cam Lo. NVA forces had the landing zone targeted and hit the Marines with an estimated 100 rounds of 60mm mortar fire, killing 4 Marines and seriously wounding 62 others. The four dead were
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