John William Schweyher, Jr
Private First Class
3RD PLT, B CO, 11TH ENG BN, 3RD MARDIV, III MAF
United States Marine Corps
Irvington, New Jersey
December 09, 1947 to June 20, 1967
JOHN W SCHWEYHER Jr is on the Wall at Panel 22E, Line 27

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Eternal Father, grant, we pray,
To all Marines, both night and day,
The courage, honor, strength, and skill
Their Land to serve, thy law fulfill;
Be thou the shield forevermore
From every peril to the Corps.
From the Navy Hymn
("Eternal Father")

REMEMBERED
by the men of the
11th Engineer Battalion

 
18 Oct 2006

John, I didn't know you but I know you died with my husband Leslie Allen Chamberlain. I believe you were known as "Tiny" and you are a true hero.

Barbara Chamberlain Jurinko
bjmjurinko@aol.com


 

A Note from The Virtual Wall

The 11th Engineer Battalion Command Chronology for June 1967 contains the following entry:
"During the month of June [1967] this Battalion suffered three KIAs from enemy Rocket and Mortar attacks; 16 WIAs including three USN Corpsmen; one non-hostile death due to an accidental shooting on an ambush; and 11 non-hostile injuries."
The three hostile-fire deaths occurred on 20 June 1967, with three men from Bravo Company killed: The accidental shooting occurred four days later and cost the life of one Marine from Delta Company:

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