Operation HASTINGS
3rd Battalion, 5th Marines

Killed In Action


Lima 3/5 Marines
Louis Carbrera, Jr., Norman Koos, James Paul Strausser, Robert Nash, Danny Rutherford
(picture courtesy of Phil Vangel via Hank Henry, L/3/5)

1st Row, left to right: 1. Louis Xavier Cabrera (KIA), 2. Sgt. "Gov" Wagoner, 3. Norman Lauern Koos (KIA), 4. James Paul Strausser (KIA), 5. O'Brien, 6. Schade, 7. Guy leaning on co couch, with thumbs up sign, Phil Vangel. 

2nd Row, left to right: 1. Montalvo (Wounded), 2. Treisman, 3. Lt. Lee Anderson, 4. Robert James Nash (KIA), 5. Danny Louis Rutherford (KIA), 6. ?, 7. Lt. Jim Harrington (Wounded), 8. Brown, 9. Thurman (Picture courtesy of Phil Vangel and Hank Henry).

June 18, 1966

PFC. TERRY WAYNE BUCKLER
M/3/5
Born on May 27, 1947
From FENTON, MICHIGAN
Casualty was on June 18, 1966
in PHU YEN, SOUTH VIETNAM
Panel 8E - - Line 59


Louis X. Cabrera, Jr.

PFC. LOUIS XAVIER CABRERA, JR.
L/3/5
Born on Dec. 3, 1945
From BLUE ISLAND, ILLINOIS
Casualty was on June 18, 1966
in PHU YEN, SOUTH VIETNAM
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July 18, 1966

PFC. RICHARD JOSEPH ANASIEWICZ
M/3/5
Born on Oct. 26, 1945
From NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY
Casualty was on July 18, 1966
in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
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Memorial page
Silver Star

CPL. MICHAEL JOSEPH BANOVEZ, JR.
L/3/5
Born on July 1, 1945
From MADISON, WISCONSIN
Casualty was on July 18, 1966
in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
Panel 9E - - Line 31


Gary W. Bartlow

LCPL. GARY WILLIAM BARTLOW
M/3/5
Born on Sept. 23, 1947
From MODESTO, CALIFORNIA
Casualty was on July 18, 1966
in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
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Memorial page


Robert. H. Butler, Jr.

SGT. ROBERT HERMAN BUTLER, JR.
M/3/5
Born on Mar. 19, 1944
From INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
Casualty was on July 18, 1966
in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
Panel 9E - - Line 32
Memorial page
Silver Star

PFC. RAMON DESCHAMPS
M/3/5
Born on July 1, 1947
From TEMPE, ARIZONA
Casualty was on July 18, 1966
in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
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Memorial page

PFC. PETE MICHAEL MARTINEZ
M/3/5
Born on Apr. 21, 1947
From PUEBLO, COLORADO
Casualty was on July 18, 1966
in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
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July 20, 1966

CPL. DANNY LEWIS RUTHERFORD
L/3/5
Born on Feb. 4, 1945
From LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY
Casualty was on July 20, 1966
in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
Panel 9E - - Line 50
(Cpl. Rutherford is pictured with the group of Marines at the top of the page). 

June 22, 1966


Oscar C. Bell, Jr.

PFC. OSCAR CHARLIE BELL, JR.
M/3/5
Born on Aug. 4, 1944
From TUCSON, ARIZONA
Casualty was on July 22, 1966
in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
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Memorial page

LCPL. WALTER STONEMAN BROWN
I/3/5
Born on Oct. 19, 1946
From RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
Casualty was on July 22, 1966
in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
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Memorial page

PFC. JOHN JAMES FLEMING
I/3/5
Born on Aug. 2, 1946
From CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Casualty was on July 22, 1966
in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
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HM3 RICHARD ARTHUR GILBREATH
I/3/5
Born on Dec. 6, 1946
From NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT
Casualty was on July 22, 1966
in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
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CPL. CHARLES HERMAN HILL
M/3/5
Born on July 29, 1937
From FOND DU LAC, WISCONSIN
Casualty was on June 22, 1966
in PHU YEN, SOUTH VIETNAM
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Memorial page

CPL. JOHN CHARLES HOLOKA
L/3/5
Born on Nov. 3, 1944
From GETTYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
Casualty was on July 22, 1966
in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
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Dennis A. La Nore

LCPL. DENNIS ARNOLD LA NORE
M/3/5
Born on Sept. 17, 1945
From MUSKEGON HEIGHTS, MICHIGAN
Casualty was on July 22, 1966
in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
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Memorial page

PFC. JOHN WHILDEN PERICH
I/3/5
Born on Mar. 29, 1947
From BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA
Casualty was on July 22, 1966
in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
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Memorial page


Russell E. Pesewonit

PFC. RUSSELL EUGENE PESEWONIT
M/3/5
Born on Mar. 28, 1947
From LAWTON, OKLAHOMA
Casualty was on July 22, 1966
in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
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Memorial page

PFC. PHILLIP MALCOLM PIERCE, JR.
I/3/5
Born on Aug. 15, 1947
From AUGUSTA, GEORGIA
Casualty was on July 22, 1966
in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
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Memorial page

CPL. JOHN WALTER REAGAN
I/3/5
Born on Mar. 25, 1946
From LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
Casualty was on July 22, 1966
in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
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Memorial page

PFC. JUAN DIEGO SANCHEZ
M/3/5
Born on May 1, 1948
From ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO
Casualty was on July 22, 1966
in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
Panel 9E - - Line 59

SSGT. JOHNNIE EARL SMITH
I/3/5
Born on Nov. 20, 1925
From POPE, MISSISSIPPI
Casualty was on July 22, 1966
in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
Panel 9E - - Line 60
Memorial page

PFC. RODNEY WAYNE WESTCOTT
I/3/5
Born on Feb. 2, 1948
From ARCADIA, LOUISIANA
Casualty was on July 22, 1966
in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
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Memorial page

PVT. FREDERICK JOHN YOUMANS
I/3/5
Born on Feb. 22, 1948
From GILMAN, ILLINOIS
Casualty was on July 22, 1966
in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
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Memorial page

June 24, 1966


Robin L. Arnold

LCPL. ROBIN LEE ARNOLD
I/3/5
Born on Feb. 12, 1948
From STREAMWOOD, ILLINOIS
Casualty was on July 24, 1966
in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
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Memorial page

PFC. RANDY DALE BROSNAN
I/3/5
Born on Apr. 8, 1948
From DETROIT, MICHIGAN
Casualty was on July 24, 1966
in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
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Memorial page

LCPL. WILLIE LESTER COLLIER
L/3/5
Born on Oct. 30, 1945
From BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
Casualty was on June 24, 1966
in PHU YEN, SOUTH VIETNAM
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LCPL. RONALD PERRY COATES
I/3/5
Born on June 23, 1947
From LEBANON, OHIO
Casualty was on July 24, 1966
in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
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LCPL. GEORGE EDWARD COREY
I/3/5
Born on Aug. 25, 1945
From MT STERLING, KENTUCKY
Casualty was on July 24, 1966
in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
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PVT. OSCAR CRUZ
I/3/5
Born on Dec. 25, 1945
From ESCONDIDO, CALIFORNIA
Casualty was on July 24, 1966
in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
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CPL. RICHARD JAMES CURRIER, JR.
I/3/5
Born on Nov. 2, 1944
From FT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
Casualty was on July 24, 1966
in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
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PFC. LAWRENCE EDWARD DANIELS
I/3/5
Born on Sept. 20, 1947
From OAK FOREST, ILLINOIS
Casualty was on July 24, 1966
in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
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 Memorial Page

LCPL. LAWRENCE EDWARD DENNY
I/3/5
Born on Feb. 17, 1948
From BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS
Casualty was on July 24, 1966
in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
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 Memorial page

PFC. FRANKLIN CHARLES EUCKER
I/3/5
Born on Oct. 24, 1945
From ORANGE, NEW JERSEY
Casualty was on Jul 24, 1966
in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
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PFC. RONALD LEE FENSTERMACHER
I/3/5
Born on Mar. 31, 1946
From BUCKHANNON, WEST VIRGINIA
Casualty was on July 24, 1966
in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
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SSGT. JERRY LEE HAILEY
I/3/5
Born on June 15, 1934
From CONRAN, MISSOURI
Casualty was on July 24, 1966
in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
Panel 9E - - Line 68

PFC. DANIEL WILLIAM HARMON
I/3/5
Born on Apr. 17, 1948
From BREMERTON, WASHINGTON
Casualty was on July 24, 1966
in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
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SSGT. WILLIAM HENRY HAWKINS
I/3/5
Born on July 29, 1935
From GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA
Casualty was on Jul 24, 1966
in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
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CPL. ROBERT MILTON JOHNSON
I/3/5
Born on Mar. 1, 1946
From FOREST PARK, GEORGIA
Casualty was on July 24, 1966
in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
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Memorial page


Stephen R. Kittle

PFC. STEPHEN RANDALL KITTLE
I/3/5
Born on Dec. 14, 1946
From HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA
Casualty was on July 24, 1966
in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
Panel 9E - - Line 69
 Memorial page

SSGT. NORMAN LAVERN KOOS
L/3/5
Born on Jan. 14, 1935
From OLIVET, MICHIGAN
Casualty was on July 24, 1966
in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
Panel 9E - - Line 69
(SSgt. Koos is pictured with the group of Marines at the top of the page)

1LT. JOSEPH STARNS KOPFLER III
I/3/5
Born on June 6, 1941
From KENNER, LOUISIANA
Casualty was on July 24, 1966
in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
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Memorial page

LCPL. SIDNEY JACK MALONE, JR.
I/3/5
Born on Feb. 10, 1948
From SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
Casualty was on July 24, 1966
in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
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PFC. JAMES ROBERT NASH
L/3/5
Born on Dec. 8, 1946
From BRICK TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY
Casualty was on July 24, 1966
in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
Panel 9E - - Line 71
(Pfc. Nash is pictured with the group of Marines at the top of the page). 


Thomas F. Presby

PFC. THOMAS FRANK PRESBY
I/3/5
Born on Dec. 24, 1946
From SUNLAND, CALIFORNIA
Casualty was on July 24, 1966
in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
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Memorial page

PFC. PAUL JOSEPH STRAUSSER
L/3/5
Born on July 12, 1946
From MILLINGTON, TENNESSEE
Casualty was on July 24, 1966
in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
Panel 9E - - Line 71
(Pfc. Strausser is pictured with the group of Marines at the top of the page)

July 25, 1966


Everett A. Currence

PFC. EVERETT AUSTIN CURRENCE
M/3/5
Born on Oct. 21, 1947
From ROCK CAVE, WEST VIRGINIA
Casualty was on July 25, 1966
in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
MALARIA
Panel 9E - - Line 73
Memorial page

PFC. SAMUEL LEWIS HUFFMAN
I/3/5
Born on Mar. 5, 1947
From HAMILTON, OHIO
Casualty was on July 25, 1966
in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
Panel 9E - - Line 74

July 29, 1966

PFC. RAY STEPHEN LONG
I/3/5
Born on Jan. 25, 1948
From MARSHALL, MISSOURI
Casualty was on July 29, 1966
in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
Panel 9E - - Line 88

June 30, 1966

CPL. ERNEST EUSTACE PEREZ
M/3/5
Born on Sept. 20, 1945
From LONE PINE, CALIFORNIA
Casualty was on June 30, 1966
in PHU YEN, SOUTH VIETNAM
Panel 8E - - Line 113
Memorial page

 

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