In Memoriam

RICHARD R BALLANTINE

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Ballantine, Richard Reed
Millard, NE
USMC
PFC

BIRTH DATE:

1/16/1948

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Panel 041E Line 047
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12/22/1967
2/27/1968
2/27/1968

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South Vietnam
Thua Thien
YD744206
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Tet Offensive
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INCIDENT KNOWN DETAILS:

0311 = Rifleman
1ST PLT, H CO, 2ND BN, 5TH MARINES, 1ST MARDIV, III MAF
Purple Heart
Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Omaha, NE
Casualty codes: A1-D-7
A1 = Hostile, died outright
D = Gun or small arms fire
7 = Ground casualty
Recovered.
N/A
Engagement 2 Km Southwest Of The Hue Citadel 27Feb68.

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