In Memoriam

MELVIN D LANGSTON

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Langston, Melvin Doyle
Valentine, NE
USMC
PFC

BIRTH DATE:

10/20/1948

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Panel 59W Line 006
Panel 04 Line 34

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1/2/1968
6/6/1968
6/6/1968

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South Vietnam
Quang Tri
48QXD882339
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Operation Scotland II
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INCIDENT KNOWN DETAILS:

0311 = Rifleman
1ST PLT, C CO, 1ST BN, 4TH MARINES, 3RD MARDIV, III MAF
Purple Heart
Mount Hope Cemetery, VAlentine, NE
Casualty codes: A1-E-7
A1 = Hostile, died outright
E = Artillery, rocket, or mortar
7 = Ground casualty
Recovered.
N/A
Attack On Landing Zone Loon 8 Km South-Southeast Of Khe Sanh Air Field 06Jun68.

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