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Posted by Randy Baker [208.91.7.24] on Saturday, July 30, 2011 at 00:10:07 :
In Reply to: Vietnam Wall posted by Bill K [66.249.39.44] on Friday, July 29, 2011 at 20:45:44 :
August 14, 2011 will be forty two years since my good friend Bob Major was killed in action.
Have a few other friends on the wall as well but Bob was one of my best friends.
Randy Baker
Winters, CA
Robert Warren Major
Lance Corporal
PERSONAL DATA
Home of Record: Sacramento, CA
Date of birth: 12/01/1949
MILITARY DATA
Service: United States Marine Corps
Grade at loss: E3
Rank: Lance Corporal
ID No: 553829809
MOS: 0311: RIFLEMAN
Length Service: 00
Unit: 2ND PLT, M CO, 3RD BN, 1ST MARINES, 1ST MARDIV, III MAF
CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour: 02/26/1969
Incident Date: 08/14/1969
Casualty Date: 08/14/1969
Age at Loss: 19
Location: Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
Casualty Detail: Other explosive device
URL: www.VirtualWall.org/dm/MajorRW01a.htm
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