Armand Rene Thouvenell

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30 Jun 2002 Mike 3/4 was engaged by a superior force of NVA Regulars. PFC Armand Thouvenell was one of five men of Mike 3/4 killed in action that day. May God Rest His Soul. Semper Fidelis Gene Hansbauer ghansbauer@aol.com CITATION for award of the NAVY CROSS to PRIVATE FIRST CLASS ARMAND RENE THOUVENELL United States Marine Corps For extraordinary heroism while serving as a Machine Gun Team Leader with Company M, Third Battalion, Fourth Marines, Third Marine Divison (Reinforced) in the Republic of Vietnam on 29 May 1967. While engaged in Operation PRAIRIE IV, one fire team and one machine gun team were sent to reconnoiter two enemy bunkers. Almost immediately they became pinned down in a deadly machine gun crossfire from the two enemy positions. As casualties mounted, the machine gun ran low on ammunition and the enemy was close enough to throw grenades into their position. Private First Class Thouvenell, a machine gun team leader from a different squad, unhestitatingly collected nine hundred rounds of ammunition and ran to the beleagured unit. In order to accomplish this task, he had to run directly in front of the two bunkers, in the open and fully exposed to the enemy's devastating fire. When the team was ordered to pull back, he stayed behind to give covering fire, enabling the other members of the team to return to safety. As he exposed himself to the heavy enemy fire to effectively cover their withdrawal, he was mortally wounded. By his daring initiative, valiant fighting spirit and selfless devotion to duty in the face of insurmountable odds, Private First Class Thouvenell was responsible in great measure for saving many of his comrades and thereby upheld the highest traditions of the United States Marine Corps and the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country.

14 Feb 2006 REMEMBERED by his sister, Cheryl Denise Thouvenell Witt cheryl.witt@comcast.net

19 Jun 2006 This man was my cousin, and although I never had the honor of meeting Armand, I am very proud to be a member of his family. Terri Thouvenell-Mervin terri_thouvenell_2005@yahoo.com

A Note from The Virtual Wall The five men who were killed on Hill 174 west-southwest of Con Thien were H&S Company, attached to Mike 3/4: HM3 Charles H. Crawford, Batavia, OH (Navy Cross) Pfc Armand R. Thouvenell, Wheatridge, CO (Navy Cross) Mike Company, 3/4: Cpl Willard S. Prescott, Rolling Hills, CA LCpl Frank E. Hardy, Portsmouth, VA Pfc Dennis R. Glenn, Estherville, IA

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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 30 Jun 2002
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