Harry Joseph Shepherd, Jr
Sergeant
F CO, 2ND BN, 1ST MARINES, 1ST MARDIV, III MAF
United States Marine Corps
Largo, Florida
February 06, 1946 to November 20, 1966
HARRY J SHEPHERD Jr is on the Wall at Panel 12E, Line 97

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Combat Action Ribbon
 
 Harry J Shepherd
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The 2nd Bn, 1st Marines Command Chronology for Nov 1966 contains the following entry for 20 Nov:

At 1415 hours, a Company F platoon conducting a combat patrol at BT 040602 (Highway QL1, 1 kilometer N or Thu Bon River and 3 kilometers NorthWest of Dien Ban) discovered a mined punji trap. During the probe of the pit, the mine detonated causing 3 USMC Killed in Action (KIA) and 8 Marines Wounded in Action (WIAs) of which 3 WIAs were not evacuated.

The three men killed by the mine were

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