John William Schweyher, Jr

Private First Class
3RD PLT, B CO, 11TH ENG BN, 3RD MARDIV
United States Marine Corps
09 December 1947 - 20 June 1967
Irvington, New Jersey
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3RD MARDIV

11TH ENG BN
Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for John William Schweyher, Jr

Eternal Father, grant, we pray,
To all Marines, both night and day,
The courage, honor, strength, and skill
Their Land to serve, thy law fulfill;
Be thou the shield forevermore
From every peril to the Corps.
From the Navy Hymn
("Eternal Father")

REMEMBERED
by the men of the
11th Engineer Battalion
18 Oct 2006

John, I didn't know you but I know you died with my husband Leslie Allen Chamberlain. I believe you were known as "Tiny" and you are a true hero.

Barbara Chamberlain Jurinko
bjmjurinko@aol.com

A Note from The Virtual Wall

The 11th Engineer Battalion Command Chronology for June 1967 contains the following entry:
"During the month of June [1967] this Battalion suffered three KIAs from enemy Rocket and Mortar attacks; 16 WIAs including three USN Corpsmen; one non-hostile death due to an accidental shooting on an ambush; and 11 non-hostile injuries."
The three hostile-fire deaths occurred on 20 June 1967, with three men from Bravo Company killed: The accidental shooting occurred four days later and cost the life of one Marine from Delta Company:




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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 3 Jan 2003
Last updated 08/10/2009