William Harrison Blake, Jr
Private
1ST PLT, A CO, 1ST BN, 7TH MARINES, 1ST MARDIV, III MAF United States Marine Corps Hanover, Massachusetts December 14, 1947 to February 06, 1968 WILLIAM H BLAKE Jr is on the Wall at Panel 37E, Line 48 |
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REMEMBERED.Five men of Alpha Company, 1/7th Marines, died in a firefight on February 6th, 1968.
God rest their souls.
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A Note from The Virtual WallBy 06 Feb 1968 the Tet Offensive was in full swing, with heavy fighting throughout South Vietnam. In Quang Nam Province, the 1/7 Marines were deployed against NVA/VC forces attacking the Danang/Marble Mountain complex.The Communist forces began the second phase of their Da Nang offensive on the night of 05/06 Feb . 1/7's involvement began at 2000 05 Feb, when Charlie 1/7 engaged an NVA force south of the Tuy Loan River. Fighting continued throughout the 1/7 area of responsibility, and 24 hours later had resulted in the deaths of 16 men from 1/7 Marines:
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