Heavy automatic weapons and rifle fire also raked the friendly positions causing numerous casualties. On November 17, 1968, after an initial report that enemy rockets had been launched in the area, a squad in their ambush position just west of Route 540 near the hamlet of Duong Lam (1) in the Hieu Duc District of Quang Nam Province observed a large enemy force moving in a westerly direction. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps on September 13, 1962, in Boston, MA. The airfield was available and essential base development work was underway.. At the start of 1943, Allied combat strength on Guadalcanal stood at two U.S. Army divisions and a Marine regiment, totaling some 44,000 troops. LCpl Browning was awarded the Silver Star for his heroic actions that night. Pfc Walling is honored on the Vietnam Memorial with his name inscribed on Panel 16W Line 47. Pvt Peterson is honored on the Vietnam Memorial at Panel 17W, Line 124. U.S Marines from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, sit in the street they are patrolling during an offensive November 11, 2004, in Fallujah, Iraq. LCpl Casey arrived in Vietnam on May 16, 1968, and was assigned to Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein), III MAF, FMFPac. In Vietnam he was assigned as a Platoon Commander to Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein), III MAF, FMFPac. Chesty Puller, 5th Marines commander Col Harold D. Harris, 7th Marines commanderCol Herman H. Hannekenand 11th Marines commander Col William H. Harrison. During a combat patrol the Marines were closing in on a hostile force south of Binh Yen Noi in Binh Son District, when a White Phosphorus Grenade in the possession of Cpl Knight suddenly exploded causing his death from white phosphorus burns and multiple fragmentation wounds which occurred in a hostile environment. On Monday, September 23, 1968, the 1st Battalion Command Post on Hill 10 in the Hieu Duc District of Quang Nam Province was hit with a three round volley of enemy 82 mm mortar fire. Someone once said, Death is not final until you are forgotten. While I breathe you will live on and your sacrifice for our freedom will be remembered. He enlisted in the U.S. Marines on February 12, 1969, in St Louis, MO. "They have been involved in everything from the northern Helmand retrograde from Sangin, which was historic for the Marine Corps but also for 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, because of their previous deployment there. Gone but not Forgotten 52 years ago today, on Saturday, October 28, 1967, 7th Marine Regiment lost 3 of their own heroes when Corporal Angel Luis Diaz, Lance Corporal John Gregg Tinker and Private First Class Elmer Edward Ellsworth were killed in action. On May 5, Marines and sailors with Charley Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, transferred Forward Operating Base Sabit Qadam in Sangin District and security responsibility of the area. Marine Corps Identifies Casualties. Cpl Gay had been in Vietnam 147 days. As he reached his comrade, he was confronted with four enemy soldiers and, reacting instantly, accurately fired his M-16 rifle and killed all four North Vietnamese. The Wildcats then began the tough job of relieving the 1st Marines and isolating the enemy pockets of resistance on Umurbrogol Mountain. Thinking the first ignition had failed he struck another match and attemted to light the detonation cord a second time when the charge exploded in his hands causing his instant tramatic death. One member of the team was convicted of premeditated murder, but served less than a year in prison[8]. While the Japanese construction units on Guadalcanal were overcome with comparative easeor simply melted away into the junglethe defenders of Tulagi and Gavatu included elements of the elite Special Naval Landing Force (SNLF), and they fought desperately. He arrived in Vietnam on August 30, 1969, and was assigned to Hotel Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st MARDIV (Rein), III MAF, FMFPac. On October 16, 1966, while on a patrol under the Operational Control of the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines during a search of the hamlets of Tan Phuoc (2) in the Binh Son District of Quang Ngai Province a Marine tripped a booby trapped M-26 grenade in a trench line wounding two Marines. Gone but not Forgotten - 51 years ago today on Wednesday, November 29, 1967, Charley Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment lost 5 of our own heroes when Corporal Roderick Wayne Breault, Corporal Victor Lincoln Crump, Lance Corporal Dwight Farwell Bennett, Jr., Lance Corporal Kenneth Allen Roe and Private First Class Jose Louis Moreno were killed in action. From where the battalion rejoined the 1st Marine Division, to see their first action of the war at Guadalcanal. D-Day on Peleliu was set for 15 September 1944. Col. Chesty Puller, repelled the Japanese assault and inflicted heavy casualties on the attackers. Evacuated for medical treatment LCpl Berger died on October 9, 1969, at the 95th Evacuation Hospital in Da Nang as a result of cardiac arrest due to the gunshot wound he sustained from friendly fire. The subsequent explosion killed Pvt Peterson as a result of multiple fragmentation wounds and wounded six additional Marines who were medically evacuated. By the time a cease fire was called, two Marines lay dead, and two were mortally wounded. On October 27, 1969, while on patrol on the northern slope of Rai Lua Mountain (Hill 185) in Que Son District Pvt Peterson tripped a Booby-Trap which detonated a Secondary Firing Device believed to have been a 105 mm artillery round. , 7th Marine Regiment lost 1 of their own heroes when Corporal Rick Lee Knight was killed by Friendly Fire when his own grenade ignited. Two weeks later the much larger Battle of Santa Cruz occurred against the backdrop of a major Japanese ground offensive on Guadalcanal. Lance Corporal Alex Leon McLean was the son of Mr. Jim Sonnie McLean and Mrs. Maggie Bell McNeill McLean of Lillington, NC. Colonel James P. Kelly, led the "First Team" in 1965-1966 as they participated in numerous combat operations such as Starlite, Piranha, Mameluke Thrust and Oklahoma Hills. He received a commission as a 2dLt in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves in Quantico. On August 24 contact was made with the powerful 1st Carrier Division under Nagumo Chichi, and the Battle of the Eastern Solomons ensued. The 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment was created on 1 April 1921 in San Diego, California. 7th Marines and 1/11 were detached from the Division to form the 3rd Marine Brigade and were sent to Samoa. The 1st Battalion, 7th Marines (1/7) is an infantry battalion of the 7th Marine Regiment of the United States Marine Corps. s a Marine Machine Gunner, age 20, born August 20, 1949. The list also includes 14 U.S. Defense. The 5th Marines relieved it, including an intricate night-time relief of lines by 2/5 of 2/1 on 15-16 June. HM1 Wood is honored on the Vietnam Memorial with his name inscribed on Panel 41W Line 028. By late afternoon Marine units linked up, a Landing Zone (LZ), a Combat Base and defensive positions then prepared for the night. 12. Four Marines and two USN Corpsman were killed in action, twenty-one men were wounded and evacuated and two were wounded and treated in the field during the night's action. He arrived in Vietnam on April 15, 1969, and was assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein), III Marine Amphibious Force, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific. On Peleliu, Marine casualties were 1,336 killed and 5,450 wounded while the 81st Infantry Division suffered 1,393 casualties including 208 killed in action. That day, the 5th and 7th Marines advanced relentlessly; the 1st Marines more slowly, encountering fierce resistance from the northern ridges they were assigned to take. About midnight, contact was made north of Savo Island, and another fierce night action ensued. The list also includes 14 U.S. Defense. Cpl Demers was a Marine Antitank Assaultman, age 20, born February 27, 1947. Gone but not Forgotten 51 years ago today, on Thursday, October 31, 1968, 7th Marine Regiment lost 5 of their own heroes when Private First Class Thomas Eugene Newstead was killed in action; Staff Sergeant Bill Edward Ramsey, Jr., Private First Class Gregory Leroy Nutterand, Private First Class Anthony Lawrence Spino died from Friendly Fire while engaging hostile forces and Private First Class Albert Peter Smeriglio died of a non-hostile accident. Cpl Murray was a Marine Rifleman, age 20, born January 3, 1945. 31 were here. Someone once said, Death is not final until you are forgotten. While I breathe you will live on and your sacrifice for our freedom will be remembered. Famous Marines who have served in 1/7 include Lieutenant General Lewis "Chesty" Puller and . 3RD MED BN. Japanese forces began gathering at Rabaul, New Britain, some 650 miles (roughly 1,050 km) northwest of Guadalcanal, and Vice Adm. Robert Ghormley responded by concentrating Task Force 61, under Rear Adm. Frank Jack Fletcher, southeast of Guadalcanal. Spitzer, a team leader with Scout Sniper Platoon, 1/7, was killed while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 25. LCpl Rackhaus is honored on the Vietnam Memorial at Panel 16W, Line 085. The initial amphibious assault on the southern Solomons represented a superb coordination of Allied naval, air, and ground forces. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps on October 3, 1968, in Indianapolis, IN. The Japanese forces on the island reached a peak strength of 36,000 troops by October, but they were unable to overwhelm the Americans defensive perimeter and retake the airfield. He arrived in Vietnam on December 7, 1968, and was assigned t. o India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Reinforced), III Marine Amphibious Forces, Fleet Marine Force Pacific. Pfc Walling had been in Vietnam 29 days. Let me just say, Thank you and Semper Fidelis from an old comrade and a grateful nation. During these operations and many others, 1/7 was honored repeatedly, earning the Presidential Unit Citation Streamer four times and the Meritorious Unit Commendation Streamer three times. Famous Marines who have served in 1/7 include General . Gone but not Forgotten 53 years ago today, on Monday, January 17, 1966, 7th Marine Regiment lost 2 of their own heroes when Lance Corporal Salvador Redilla Dulay and Private First Class Joseph Ray Roberts were killed in action. The 1st Marine Division was activated aboard the battleship USS Texas on 1 February 1941. Gone but not Forgotten 52 years ago today, on Friday, October 14, 1966, 7th Marine Regiment lost 3 of their own heroes when Lance Corporal Joseph Nelson Stevens, Private First Class Roger Allen Petersen and Combat Corpsman Woodward Stevens Hatfield, Jr., were killed in action. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps on March 18, 1966, and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in MCS, Quantico, VA. I had shouted for him to throw the charge but unfortunately, I was an instant too late. The 1/7 commander, Lt. As the 1st Marines battled to se cure the left flank, and as the 7th Marines fought to isolate and then reduce the Japanese defenses in the southern end of Peleliu, the 5th Marines, Colonel Harold D. Harris commanding, was charged to drive across the airfield, cut the island in two, and then re-orient north and drive to secure the eastern half of Between the 20th and 27th, the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines alone sustained 27 killed and 255 wounded. The 3d Battalion, 2d Marines, and the 2d Amphibian Tractor Battalion suffered nearly 50 casualties; the two ships lost an equal number of sailors. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps on July 25, 1963, in Cincinnati, OH. The battle for Tulagi saw the Japanese garrison destroyed virtually to the last man; this would serve as a grim preview of later engagements in the U.S. campaign in the Pacific. The following morning a search of the area revealed 7 enemy soldiers in green utilities KIA. The carrier USS Hornet was supported by the heavy cruisers USS Northampton and USS Pensacola and a light cruiser and destroyer escort. On October 4, 1967, a Viet Cong sniper fired at a Marine patrol west of the hamlet of Cam Van in Dien Ban District. . Vietnam WarOperation Desert StormOperation Restore HopeWar on Terror. He was a Marine Motor Vehicle Operator, age 18, born April 8, 1949. Gone but not Forgotten 49 years ago today, on Friday, October 3, 1969, 7th Marine Regiment lost 1 of their own heroes when Lance Corporal Alex Leon McLean was killed in action. Cpl Murray was the son of Frederick J. and Lottie Murray of Somerville, MA. One squad set in their assigned position and was unaware that another squad from their platoon was enroute and would cross in their field of fire. Assault troops of the 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, clamber over a seawall after landing on Blue Beach 2 on 1 April 1945, against no opposition at the beachhead. Cpl Williams had been in the U.S. Marines for 33 months and in Vietnam for 317 days. Almost as soon as the U.S. Marines landed on Guadalcanal, Japanese commanders began making preparations for the retaking of the island. Additionally, nine other men were wounded. The list below is the names of the soldiers, Marines, airmen, sailors and Coast Guardsmen whose deaths have been reported by their country's governments. The U.S. Navy demonstrated the value of sea power by blocking the Japanese access to sea lanes that would have enabled them to reinforce and resupply their men on Peleliu. Let me just say, Thank you and Semper Fidelis from an old comrade and a grateful nation. Let me just say, Thank you and Semper Fidelis from an old comrade and a grateful nation. In later phases of the operation, the seizure of Umurbrogol Mountain and the northern area of Peleliu were among the most difficult assignments faced by the Marines. On July 6, 1942, the Japanese moved a force consisting of troops and labourers to Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands and began constructing an airfield. The Marines encountered sniper rifle fire during the search of the structures that wounded one Marine and killed PFC Walling. Smith, S. E., ed. Over the following months, some two dozen Japanese and Allied ships would be sunk in the waters to the north of Guadalcanal; the sea lane between Guadalcanal and Florida Island would subsequently be known to Allied sailors as Ironbottom Sound. Henderson Field would quickly become the centre of gravity for the conflict on Guadalcanal. The Marines fought throughout the night, well dug in their foxholes. The Marines rapidly secured a beachhead on Guadalcanal and captured the almost-complete airstrip that would become Henderson Field. 2nd Lieutenant Francis Joseph Casey was the son of Marion D. Casey of Bronx, NY and James Casey (Deceased). Let me just say, Thank you and Semper Fidelis from an old comrade and a grateful nation. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy on June 7, 1967 in Detroit, MI. Sgt Sprouse is honored on the Vietnam Memorial at Panel 11E, Line 027. 5, 1968, and was assigned to Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein), III MAF, FMFPac, attached to Charley Company. --Major General Roy S. Geiger, USMC, commanded the III Amphibious Corps, comprised of ground troops from the 1st Marine Division (Peleliu) and the Armys 81st Infantry Division (Angaur). PFC Hendricks is honored on the Vietnam Memorial at Panel 41W, Line 017. Let me just say, Thank you and Semper Fidelis from an old comrade and a grateful nation. Examination of the remains and partial remains at Graves Registration in DaNang revealed only four bodies. The wounded were medically evacuated in the early morning hours of February 16, 1968. Following the cessation of hostilities in Korea and through 1965, 1/7 spent time both in Camp Pendleton and Okinawa while maintaining its combat readiness. The Enterprise was struck by dive-bombers from the Japanese carrier Shokaku, and a fire deep in the ship caused its rudder to jam. Reinforced by soldiers of the 164th Infantry Regiment, the first U.S. Army unit to land on Guadalcanal, Pullers Marines weathered repeated Japanese charges and held their positions. On 23 April, 1/7 turned over control of their sector to the U.S. Army and took up positions in the city of An Najaf. Carrying the wounded and dead down the trail in the dark under fire was an enormous challenge. By 15 June the 1st Marines had been in the division line for 12 straight days and sustained 500 casualties. Cpl Naugle subsequently succumbed to the severity of his injuries. SgtMaj R. W. Ashby. One of the casualties was LCpl Callahan who was killed in the action as a result of multiple fragmentation wounds from a hostile explosive device. Gone but not Forgotten 51 years ago today, on Wednesday, October 4, 1967, 7th Marine Regiment lost 1 of their own heroes when 2nd Lieutenant John Alexander Norris III was killed in action. 4Western Pacific Operations. It is based at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, consists of approximately 1,000 Marines, and is part of the 1st Marine Division. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps on April 13, 1966, in Albany, NY. Hearing this, the crews of some of the ships offshore, to the surprise and delight of many Marines, sent cases of fruit and tomato juices ashore for the front line troops. Please select which sections you would like to print: Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. Amidst the battalion's success came two devastating incidents. As U.S. troops came ashore, they faced enfilading fire from these bunkers and from the high ground above the beaches. The various naval battles cost each side 24 warships: the Japanese lost 2 battleships, 4 cruisers, 1 light carrier, 11 destroyers, and 6 submarines, while the Americans lost 8 cruisers, 2 heavy carriers, and 14 destroyers. The first incident occurred while providing security, 25 June, when Sgt. 3RD TANK BN. The enemy force was equipped with 12.7mm machine guns, mortars and a variety of small arms which rained a heavy volume of fire on the attacking Marines. (Case) Dischert of Peoria, IL and one brother, John Robert Dischert, and one sister, Elizabeth A. Dischert, both of Peoria, IL. Cpl Gay is honored on the Vietnam Memorial at Panel 39W, Line 053. Thomas Spitzer, a Scout Sniper assigned to the Scout Sniper Platoon, was killed in action. Observing a wounded Marine fall in front of the enemy, he completely disregarded his own safety as he boldly left his position to assist the injured man. The Japanese retreat bought the Americans a much needed breathing spell. HN Fletcher had been in Vietnam 8 days. Battalion operations were conducted in Baidoa, Bardera, Oddur, Afgoye, and Mogadishu. At the end of the war in the Pacific, 1/7 deployed to China as an element of Operation Beleaguer to assist in repatriation of the defeated Japanese military to Japan. 3RD SHORE PTY. Gone but not Forgotten 50 years ago today, on Friday, November 1, 1968, 7th Marine Regiment lost 1 of their own heroes when Corporal Theodore Hubert Dalton succumbed to the wounds he received from Friendly Fire while engaging hostile forces on October 31, 1968. The Japanese took advantage of the rugged, ridged terrain around Umurbrogol Mountain (unreported by American reconnaissance units) to construct a series of interlocking underground shelters and well-concealed concrete bunkers. 1st Marine Division Area of Operations, Da Nang, January 1968: 88 : Operation Auburn, Go Noi Island, December 1967-January 1968: 96 : Phu Loc, 1 January 1968: Shelling by Japanese ships and aerial bombardment from Japanese planes became routine, but the U.S. defenders were able to cling to their narrow toehold on Guadalcanal, thanks in part to the efforts of the so-called Cactus Air Force, a motley collection of Marine, U.S. Army Air Forces, and U.S. Navy aviators operating out of Henderson Field. A force of Japanese cruisers and destroyers engaged the Allied fleet in a furious night battle that came to be called the Battle of Savo Island. He arrived in Vietnam on October 10, 1969, and was assigned to Alpha Co. mpany, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein), III MAF, FMFPac. Gone but not Forgotten 50 years ago, on Wednesday, October 2, 1968, 7th Marine Regiment lost 2 of their own heroes when Private First Class Larry Don Kittrell was killed in action and Lance Corporal Arthur Glenn Martin was killed in a non-hostile vehicle crash. Unloading was unhampered except by the weather and hydrographic conditions. After countless extensions, the Battalion returned to Twentynine Palms, on 5 October 2003. In August 2004, 1/7 deployed once more, but this time to Western Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II. When a Marine removed the cover from the pit a grenade detonated causing a Secondary Firing Device (SFD) to explode wounding two men and killing LCpl Hadnot who died as a result of multiple fragmentation wounds. On November 8, 1969, while on a search and clear operation ten bamboo huts used by the NVA were found on the north eastern slope close to the summit of Hill 845 in Duc Duc District. He arrived in Vietnam on November 12, 1967, and was assigned to Headquarters & Service Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein), III MAF, FMFPac. [11] The battalion returned in September 2006.[12]. On October 7, 1968, HM1 Wood collapsed and was medically evacuated to the Naval Support Activity Station Hospital in DaNang where he died from a stroke. Suddenly, intense enemy automatic weapons fire erupted from both sides of the trail, instantly killing two Marines and seriously wounding another who fell unable to move from his exposed position on the trail. The patrol leader unaware that he was missing three of his own men saw some movement of dark figures to his right flank and opened fire. On November 14 Japanese cruisers and destroyers shelled Henderson Field, and another invasion force was discovered north of Guadalcanal. The result was a series of violent confrontations that inflicted heavy losses on both sides, but left the United States in a position of strength in the southern Solomons. On November 12, 1968, while on security duty guarding Cobb Bridge which crossed the Tuy Loan River in Hieu Duc District of Quang Nam Province the Marine security force periodically dropped C-4 explosives into the water to guard against enemy sappers. He arrived in Vietnam and was assigned to Charley Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st MARDIV (Rein), III MAF, FMFPAC. 1/7 turned over their mission and area of operations in Mogadishu to the 10th Baluch Battalion on 24 April 1993 and returned to Twentynine Palms. Someone once said, Death is not final until you are forgotten. While I breathe you will live on and your sacrifice for our freedom will be remembered. Omissions? It crossed the Kuwaiti border into Iraq on 18 March; its first mission was to seize the strategically prominent oil pumping and control station in Az Zubayr. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps on January 17, 1966, in Cleveland, OH. 2ndLt Casey is honored on the Vietnam Memorial at Panel 11E, Line 129. When the Americans detected this force descending on their vulnerable transports and cargo vessels, they dispatched a force of cruisers and destroyers to fight a delaying action. the 81st Infantry Division had 1,676 casualties, including 196 killed in action. The second occurred during a dismounted combat patrol, 9 Aug., when Staff Sgt. LCpl Hadnot is honored on the Vietnam Memorial at Panel 18E, Line 079. ion, 7th Marines, 3rd Marine Division (Rein), FMFPAC. He arrived in Vietnam on January 31, 1968, and was assigned to Charley Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein), III Marine Amphibious Force, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific. The Battalion was an integral member of Task Force Ripper. Gone but not Forgotten 54 years ago today, on Tuesday, February 8, 1966, 7th Marine Regiment lost 3 of their own heroes when Sergeant Gerrald Aundre Stansell, Lance Corporal John Joseph Solley and Wendell Ray Wheat were killed in action. SHARE . Let me just say, Thank you and Semper Fidelis from an old comrade and a grateful nation. The aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, which had spent nearly a month at Pearl Harbor undergoing repairs, sailed with the battleship USS South Dakota, the heavy cruiser USS Portland, and a screen of light cruisers and destroyers. Just after midnight on November 13, the U.S. task force, under the command of Rear Adm. Daniel Callaghan, engaged Japanese ships commanded by Vice Adm. Abe Hiroaki. By 11:00H, Objective 1, Hill 167 in the Hieu Duc District was secured and a Landing Zone (LZ) was established for subsequent operational and resupply use. The result was a disaster for the Allies. He was a Marine Rifleman, age 21, born July 30, 1948. HN Fletcher is honored on the Vietnam Memorial at Panel 36W, Line 047. 2nd Lieutenant Francis Joseph Casey was the son of Marion D. Casey of Bronx, NY and James Casey (Deceased). He enlisted in the U.S. Marines on February 12, 1969, in St Louis, MO. Battle of Guadalcanal, (August 1942February 1943), series of World War II land and sea clashes between Allied and Japanese forces on and around Guadalcanal, one of the southern Solomon Islands, in the South Pacific. Let me just say, Thank you and Semper Fidelis from an old comrade and a grateful nation. Gone but not Forgotten 50 years ago today, on Monday, October 27, 1969, 7th Marine Regiment lost 1 of their own heroes when Private Joe Lee Peterson was killed in action. They also seized the smaller islands of Tulagi, Gavutu, and Tanombogo. Famous Marines who have served in 1/7 include General Raymond G. Davis, General James Mattis, Lieutenant General Lewis "Chesty" Puller, and Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone.[2][3][4][5][6]. Grumman TBF Avenger torpedo bombers from the Saratoga sank the Japanese light carrier Ryujo, and Saratoga dive-bombers seriously damaged the seaplane carrier Chitose. This station was so important because more than 50% of Iraq's oil was controlled by it. Taken from the WWII 50thAnniversary Fact Sheet Prepared by The following night, Lance Corporal Anthony Botello was killed while on point, during a night patrol in the city. The 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, was the first unit to man defensive positions in Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Shield in August 1990. He was a Marine Infantry Officer, age 24, born June 15, 1942. . Against this force was arrayed Vice Adm. Nagumo Chichis fleet carriers Shokaku and Zuikakuboth of which had participated in the Pearl Harbor attackthe light carrier Zuiho, the escort carrier Junyo, four battleships, and an assortment of destroyers and other support craft. This move was tactically important as a means to bypass and isolate enemy pockets of resistance. The two-part battle took place between November 14 and November 18, 1965 west of Plei Me, in the Central Highlands of South Vietnam. One of the Marine casualties was PFC Morris who was killed in action, dying outright as a result of hostile rifle fire. Cpl Dalton had been in Vietnam 325 days. . By Dr. Christopher C. Harmon, Iran as Competitor: Measured, Violent, Relentless by Dr. Christopher C. 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