Gary Ray Schafer
Lance Corporal
2ND PLT, G CO, 2ND BN, 4TH MARINES, 3RD MARDIV, III MAF
United States Marine Corps
Bel Air, Maryland
March 18, 1946 to September 21, 1967
GARY R SCHAFER is on the Wall at Panel 26E, Line 108

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Combat Action Ribbon
 
 Gary R Schafer
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03 Oct 2005

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This photo was taken at Marine Corps fire base, Camp Evans, summer 1967. We were all members of 1st Platoon, Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines.

The Marine on the extreme right, Gary Schafer, from Maryland was killed in action on 9/21/67. He was a damn good Marine.

Semper Fi,
Robert E. Bliss USMC (Ret.)
rbliss@hvc.rr.com


 

A Note from The Virtual Wall

On 21 September 1967 the 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, engaged NVA regulars in a ferocious battle just east of Con Thien a few kilometers south of the Demilitarized Zone. Thirty-three Marines and sailors died in the fighting, 11 of them from Golf 2/4:
  • Sgt Charles W. Roberts, Alexandria, LA
  • Cpl Richard A. Janigian, Beaverton, OR
  • LCpl Willie Greene, Macon, GA
  • LCpl John L. Harris, Baltimore, MD
  • LCpl John H. Kavulak, Omaha, NE
  • LCpl Juan A. Rodriguez, Corpus Christi, TX
  • LCpl Gary R. Schafer, Bel Air, MD
  • Pfc William J. Kildare, Ogallala, NE
  • Pfc Robert S. Mueller, South Haven, MI
  • Pfc Walter Sauer, Hinckley, OH
  • Pfc Clarence D. Sheibley, Elliottsburg, PA

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