In Memoriam

JOHN L ANDERSON

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Anderson, John Louis
Alliance, NE
USMC
2LT

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9/26/1943

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7/21/1967
7/21/1967

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South Vietnam
Quang Tri
48QXD970432
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Operation Kingfisher
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0301 = Basic Infantry Officer
2ND PLT, M CO, 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES, 3RD MARDIV, III MAF
Purple Heart
Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, OR
Casualty codes: A1-E-7
A1 = Hostile, died outright
E = Artillery, rocket, or mortar
7 = Ground casualty
Recovered.
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Engagement On Highway QL-9, 6 Km South-Southwest Of Ca Lu Air Field 21Jul67.

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