Robert Mitchell Sawaya

Corporal
C CO, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, 1ST MARDIV
United States Marine Corps
03 February 1945 - 15 December 1967
Orem, Utah
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1ST MARDIV

5TH MARINES 		Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for Robert Mitchell Sawaya

28 Mar 2007

REMEMBERED

by his college roommate,
Mike Sullivan
sullyca@sbcbglobal.net

A Note from The Virtual Wall

The 1/5 Marines' Command Chronology for December 1967 contains the following entry:
"152015H [8:15 pm, 15 Dec] - Company C Squad Patrol at BT170580 was hit by command detonated booby trap consisting of 2 or 3 artillery rounds. The area was searched on 16 December and lead wires were found and followed with negative results. The incident resulted in 1 USMC KIA and 6 USMC WIA (evac)."
Two of the six men wounded died from their injuries. The three dead were
  • Cpl Robert M. Sawaya, Orem, UT;
  • LCpl William E. Pierson, Brookfield, WI; and
  • Pfc Eddie L. Jackson, Jacksonville, FL.




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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 28 Mar 2007
Last updated 08/10/2009