A Note from The Virtual Wall On 12 May 1969, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines was under the operational control of the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, participating in a search-and-destroy operation along the north bank of the Thu Bon River, about 4 kilometers north of the An Hoa Combat Base. The following extracts are taken from the 2/5 Marines' operations log for 12 May - at 12 noon, 2 pm, and 8:30 pm: While The Virtual Wall cannot determine who was killed in which incident, we do know the 14 men from Lima 3/5 who were killed in action on 12 May were HM3 Jerome Menter, Englewood, NJ, Corpsman, H&S Co with L/3/5 LCpl Roy L. Baldwin, Donnellson, IL LCpl Richard T. Miller, Hermiston, OR LCpl Thomas A. Stratton, Seneca, PA LCpl Esteban A. Trevino, Bay City, TX Pfc Charles W. Ford, Louisville, KY Pfc Robert L. Kleinsmith, Eugene, OR Pfc Carl E. Packard, Shelton, CT Pfc Ernest A. Pinamonti, Inglewood, CA Pfc Marion D. Powell, Vine Grove, KY Pfc Alan N. Prentice, Rolla, MO Pfc Edward R. Tolley, Lorain, OH Pfc Rodger A. Vandergriff, Knoxville, TN Pfc Dennis H. Wright, San Jose, CA

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