PFC JOSEPH BOYD SUMPTER

 

03 Jan 2003 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

 

24 Feb 2007 I did not know Joseph. I'm sure we were related. My father's name was Joseph Mason Sumpter, born 29 November 1904 in Nancy, Pulaski County, Kentucky. I'm James Lee Sumpter, son of Joseph. I also was born in Nancy. I would like to hear from Joseph's family. Lee James Lee Sumpter ktkycol@sbcglobal.net

 

A Note from The Virtual Wall The 11th Engineer Battalion's Command Chronology for September 1967 contains the following entry: "9 Sept 1967: At 0945H, "D" Company's sweep team was ambushed on Route 1, YD215725 by small arms, mortar, and hand grenades. This action resulted in 3 KIAs and 7 WIAs to the sweep team plus 1 KIA and 3 WIAs on the Army's supporting truck mounted quad 50 machine gun." The four men who were killed were D Co, 11th Eng Bn LCpl Guadalupe M. Alvarez, Donna, TX LCpl John R. Vanderzicht, Pompano Beach, FL Pfc Joseph B. Sumpter, McRoberts, KY G Btry, 65th Artillery, US Army SGT James L. Tweed, Findlay, OH

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