Donald Wayne Simonson
Private First Class
M CO, 3RD BN, 7TH MARINES, 1ST MARDIV, III MAF
United States Marine Corps
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
March 14, 1949 to August 29, 1968
DONALD W SIMONSON is on the Wall at Panel W45, Line 2

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Combat Action Ribbon
 
 Donald W Simonson
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20 June 2000

Born 14 March 1949
Taken from us as a casualty of war 29 August 1968.

From Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Thanks and God bless.

From his cousin,
Michael Simonson
mjsimo@earthlink.net


 

A Note from The Virtual Wall

The 3/7 Marines' Command Chronology for August 1968 reports that Lima and Mike Companies encountered the 1st Battalion, 36th NVA Regiment, while moving into a blocking position on Go Noi Island. The NVA troops were well dug in and resisted with enthusiasm. When the fighting ended, the NVA had been expelled, leaving 42 dead and 7 prisoners behind - but eight Marines and one sailor were dead:
  • Cpl Gary A. Hall, Cuttingsville, VT, Mike 3/7
  • Cpl Louis A. Herrera, Denver, CO, Lima 3/7
  • HN Richard L. Powell, Youngstown, OH, Lima 3/7 (Navy Cross)
  • LCpl Willie J. Faulks, Montgomery, AL, Lima 3/7
  • LCpl Raymond P. Reilly, Lake Worth, FL, Lima 3/7
  • Pfc Ronald E. Adkins, Plattsmouth, NE, Lima 3/7
  • Pfc Lile L. Johnson, Mobile, AL, Lima 3/7
  • Pfc Richard S. Moxley, Watertown, MA, Lima 3/7
  • Pfc Donald W. Simonson, Sioux Falls, SD, Mike 3/7

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