Jesse N. Aliganga
Born: 17 October 1976, Oakland California
Hometown: Pensacola, Florida,
High School: Tallahassee, Florida 1994
Parents: Clara Aliganga (Sister: Leah Colston)
KIA: 7 August 1998 - US Embassy Nairobi, Kenya (Bombing)
Enlisted: 1995
MOS: 2575 Communications Specialist
MSG Class
Burial: Jesee Aliganga
USMC:
1995-1996: MCAGCC 29 Palms, CA
1996-1997: 2575, Communications Co, HQ Battalion, 3rd Marine Division
1998-1998: 8151, Marine Security Guard Detachment (MSG) Nairobi, Kenya
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Awards: Purple Heart
Facebook : Honoring the Fallen (Jesse Aliganga)
Dept of State: Jesee Aliganga
MilitaryWiki: Jesee Aliganga
Wikipedia
Arlington Cemetary
Tampa Bay Times: Jesee Aliganga
YouTube: Jesse Aliganga Tribute
YouTube: 1998 Embassy Bombing - Tanzania

Jesse N. Aliganga
Nairobi

Steven J. Crowley
Born: 27 March 1959
High School:
KIA: 21 November 1979, Islamabad, Pakistan
MOS:
MSG Class: 2-79
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Awards:
Burial Information: Arlington National Cemetery - Section 11 / Grave 225-2
Corporal Crowley was killed by sniper fire during a mob attack on the embassy.
Arlington Cemetary
Department of State
Washington Post
Wikipedia
News Article: Arlington National Cemetery Website - Steven Crowley
News Article: Hawaii Marine - Embasy Marine Honored
News Article: Marine Corps Association - In the Highest Tradition

Steven J. Crowley
Islamabad

Thomas T. Handwork
Born: 1961 Boardman, Ohio
High School:
KIA: 19 JUN 1985, San Salvador, El Salvador
MOS:
MSG Class
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Awards
SSgt Dickson, SSgt Handwork, Sgt Kwiatkowski & Sgt Weber were off-duty Marines assigned to the Marine Security Guard Detachment in San Salvador. They were killed by terrorists armed with automatic weapons at a cafe in the Zona Rosa District of San Salvador.
Department of State
Beiruit Memorial
News Article: Pittsburgh Press -4 Marines Slain In El Salvador Honored
News Article: Chicago Tribune: June 21, 1985
News Article: Washington Post Stephen Labaton: Fathers recall Marines Sense of Duty

Thomas T. Handwork
San Salvador

Darwin L. Judge
Born: 16 February 1956 - Marshalltown, Iowa
High School:
Parents: Henry (1920 - 2002) and Ida Judge (1925 - 2011)
KIA: 29 April 1975, Saigon, Vietnam
MOS: 0341, Mortarman
MSG Class
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Awards: Eagle Scout (non-military), Purple Heart, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal National Defense Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal
Vietnam Wall: Panel 1w, Line 124
Lance Corporal Judge and Corporal McMahon, Marines from the Marine Security Detachment in Saigon, were killed during an artillery attack while providing security for the Defense Attaché Office, at Tan Son Nhut Airport, Saigon. Last two Americans killed in Vietnam.
Department of State
Wikipedia
Fall of Saigon Association
Virtual Wall
Geni
Youtube Video: Fall of Saigon Last Marines Killed...
News Article: Daily Iowan - 15 March 1976 Final Chapter
News Article : VOA News - US - Vietnam Commemorate different outcomes of war
News Article: PBS News Hour Fall of Saigon
News Article: Philly.com On the Edge of Peace...
News Article: (29 April 2010) CNN - Buddies - Hometowns Honor Last Two Marines Killed In Vietnam War
News Article: (29 April 2015) WBUR - How the last 2 U.S servicemembers killed on Vietnamese soil Finally made it home.
News Article: Free Republic - LCpl Darwin Judge The Last American Soldier Killed in Vietnam
News Article: (29 April 2015) NPR - Senetor's Effort Helps Bring Home The Last Marines Killed In Vietnam

Darwin Judge
Saigon

Patrick Kwiatkowski
Born: 21 June 1964 Wausau, Wisconsin
High School: Wausau East High, 1982
Parents: Bernard and Phyllis Kwiatkowski
KIA: 19 JUN 1985 ~ San Salvador, El Salvador
MOS:
MSG Class:
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Awards: Purple Heart

SSgt Dickson, SSgt Handwork, Sgt Kwiatkowski & Sgt Weber were off-duty Marines assigned to the Marine Security Guard Detachment in San Salvador. They were killed by terrorists armed with automatic weapons at a cafe in the Zona Rosa District of San Salvador. Obituary
US Senate Sub-Committee Report - Zona Rosa Terrorist Attack
News Article: Pittsburgh Press -4 Marines Slain In El Salvador Honored
News Article:AP News Services for 3 Marines Killed in El Salvador
News Article: Milwaukee Journal - 21 June 1985 -Wausau Marine among victims in El Salvador
News Article :Chicago Tribune: June 21, 1985

Patrick Kwiatkowski
San Salvador

James C. Marshall
Born: 29 July 1946 - Monroeville, Alabama
High School:
Parents: Conrad Marshall (1914 - 1987) / Lavonah Rhodes Marshall (1912 - 2008)
KIA: 31 January 1968 ~ US Embassy: Saigon, Vietnam
MOS: 3051 Warehouse Clerk
MSG Class:
Awards: Purple Heart, Vietnam Campaign Medal, National Defense Service Medal
Vietnam Wall: Panel 36 / L-24 (Washington DC Vietnam Wall Memorial Location)
Burial: Baptist Cemetary Monroeville, Alabama
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Corporal Marshall was the first Marine Security Guard killed in the defense of an American Embassy. He was 21 years old.
The Marine Security Guard School building (Marshall Hall) at MCB Quantico was named in his honor.
Virtual Wall
Saigon Mac
Wikipedia-James C. Marshall KIA
Assault on Saigon Embassy 1968
Med Library After Action Report - Assault on Embassy

JAMES C. MARSHALL
Saigon

Charles McMahon
Born: 10 May 1953 - Woburn, Massachusetts
High School: Woburn, Massachusetts
KIA: 29 April 1975, Saigon, Vietnam
MOS:
MSG Class
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Awards: Purple Heart, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal National Defense Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal
Burial Information: Woburn, MA
29 April 1975 ~ Saigon, Vietnam

Lance Corporal Judge and Corporal McMahon, Marines from the Marine Security Detachment in Saigon, were killed during an artillery attack while providing security for the Defense Attaché Office, at Tan Son Nhut Airport, Saigon. Last two Americans killed in Vietnam.
Department of State
Wikipedia
Youtube Video: Fall of Saigon Last Marines Killed...
News Article: Nashua Telegraph - 30 April 1975 - Woburn Marine Corporal One of Last Two Killed
News Article: Boston.com - Remember the last Marine to die in Vietnam
News Article : VOA News - US - Vietnam Commemorate different outcomes of war
News Article: PBS News Hour Fall of Saigon
News Article: Philly.com On the Edge of Peace...
News Article: (29 April 2010) CNN - Buddies - Hometowns Honor Last Two Marines Killed In Vietnam War

News Article: (29 April 2015) WBUR - How the last 2 U.S servicemembers killed on Vietnamese soil Finally made it home.

News Article: (29 April 2015) NPR - Senetor's Effort Helps Bring Home The Last Marines Killed In Vietnam

Charles McMahon
Saigon

Robert V. McMaugh
Born: 23 February 1962, Manassas, Virginia
High School:
KIA: 18 April 1983~ Beirut, Lebanon
MOS:
MSG Class:
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Awards:
Corporal McMaugh was manning Post 1 when the embassy was attacked on April 18, 1

He lost his life along with 16 other Americans and dozens of Lebanese citizens when terrorists slammed a van with 2,000 pounds of explosives into the embassy.
Arlington National Cemetery
American Legion Post 10
Department of State
Beiruit Memorial

Robert V. McMaugh
Beirut

Bobby Romero
Born: 16 July 1954, Espanola, New Mexico
Parents: Aran Romero, (Milian, New Mexico)
High School:
KIA: 01 March 1978, Paris, France
MOS: 8156 Marine Security Guard
MSG Class
MSG Detachments: Kabul Afghanistan (1977) / Paris, France (1978)
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Awards: Defense Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, MSG Ribbon
Burial Information: Santa Fe National Veterans Cemetary / Section 3 - Site 1555
Sergeant Romero died while fighting a fire at his post at the U.S. Mission to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (Paris).
Memorial page
Rededication of the Sgt. Bobby Romero Room
News Article: Obituary
News Article: Remembering the Sacrifice of Bobby A. Romero

Bobby Romero
Paris

Charles "Wayne" Tuberville
Born: 07 July 1950 - Franklin, Alabama|
High School:
KIA: 26 SEP 1971 ~ Phnom Penh, Khmer Republic
MOS: Combat Engineer
MSG Class

Awards: Purple Heart, Vietnam Campaign Medal, National Defense Service Medal
Vietnam Wall: Panel 02w, LIne 27
Burial:
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Sgt Turberville was killed and other Marine Security Guards were wounded during a terrorist attack on the U.S. Embassy softball game in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Dept of State

Alabama Highway Dedication honoring Sgt. Turberville

Virtual Wall

MEGA Plaque Presentation to Family

Wayne Tuberville
Phnom Penh

Gregory H. Weber
Born: July 3, 1962 Cincinnati, OH
High School: Elder High , Cincinnati, OH (1981)
KIA: 19 JUN 1985 ~ San Salvador, El Salvador
MOS: Computer Operator
MSG Class 2-85 - Honor Graduate
US Senate Sub-Committee Report - Zona Rosa Terrorist Attack
President Regan Remarks
News Article:Chicago Tribune: June 21, 1985
News Article: Pittsburgh Press -4 Marines Slain In El Salvador Honored
Burial Information: Saint Joseph New Cemetery Cincinnati Ohio, Plot: Sec 19, Row 367, Plot 5
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SSgt Dickson, SSgt Handwork, Sgt Kwiatkowski & Sgt Weber were off-duty Marines assigned to the Marine Security Guard Detachment in San Salvador. They were killed by terrorists armed with automatic weapons at a cafe in the Zona Rosa District of
San Salvador.

News Article: AP 21 June 1985 -Father of Marine Slain in El Salvador...
News Article: Washington Post by Stephen Labaton:Fathers recall Marines Sense of Duty

Gregory H. Weber
San Salvador

CATEGORY 2
Marines Security Guards assigned to Post who died in accident or illness.
Former MSGs who have been killed in action during war or conflict.
Former MSGs who have been killed in action as government employees
Former MSGs who have been killed in action as Law Enforcement

Recommend an Honor Roll Candidate

Kyle Seitsinger
Born: 4 Oct 1974 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Family: Father/Mother: Dan & Jo Seitsinger.
Sisters: Karla Seitsinger, Penny Owen Cockerell
High School: Wentworth Military Academy in Lexington, Mo (1993)
MILITARY
KIA : 29 Jan 2004 - Ghazni, Ghazni District, Ghazni, Afghanistan
UNIT: US Army Sergeant 486th Civil Affairs Battalion, Army Reserve
MOS - 0311
MSG Detachments: (1995-1998): Brasilia, Moscow, Rio de Janeiro
Tulsa World: Kyle Seitsinger
NewsOn6: Kyle Seitsinger
Oklahoman : Kyle Seitsinger
Find-A-Grave: Kyle Seitsinger

Elia Fontecchio

Peter J. Tocci
Born: July 27, 1981 (Billings, MT)
High School: Chandler High School
Hometown: Chandler, Ariz
Died: September 20, 2005
Killed in an attack on a U.S. diplomatic convoy in Mosul, Iraq.
(Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security):
" He was a dedicated professional who was committed to the service of his country. We mourn the loss of Peter, who gave the ultimate sacrifice in this fight for freedom. Peter was killed September 19, 2005 In Mosul Iraq by a suicide bomber. Peter was the driver of the middle vehicle in a U.S. diplomatic motorcade of 3 vehicles. One of Peter's teammates said in an email to us: On the morning that Peter gave his life, I was one of the four that he saved with his move to block the car bomber from the motorcade. If he hadn't made the move that he did, my vehicle would have taken the hit. He died a Hero! "

USMC:
Enlisted USMC - 1999
Marine Financial School
Honorably Discharged - Feb 2005
NCO Course - Honor Graduate GPA 95.56
MSG School - Honor Graduate 97.44
MSG Detachment: Tallinn, Montevideo (Assistant Detachment Commander)

Family:
Parents:
Mother: Mrs. Debbie (Felde) Tocci & Steve Mercurio
Father: Mark Tocci Father
Sisters: Angie Lackmann, Phoenix, AZ, Monica Brown, MT;
Brother: Domonic Mercurio, Chandler, AZ
Grand Parents: Ray and Betty Tocci
Occupation:
Private Security Consultant working for DOS in Iraq.

Kenneth E. Hunt Jr.
Family: Maria (wife), Children: Kenneth III, Kimberly

Died: July 24, 2005 (Gravesite)
Master Sgt. Hunt was providing security as part of a six-vehicle improvised-explosive-device response team with Marine Wing Support Squadron 371 in Al Taqaddam, Iraq. A large explosion near one of the vehicles wounded four Marines, and while the team gave the wounded first aid, Hunt’s vehicle, an armored Humvee, hit an anti-tank mine. Hunt suffered burns to over 60 percent of his body in the explosion. He was medically evacuated to Balad, Iraq, and then transported to Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, on July 26. Hunt died of cardiac arrest Oct. 12 due to complications from the wounds he received. He is survived by his wife Maria and two children, Kenneth III and Kimberly, all of whom were with him when he died.
USMC:
Marine Security Guard,
1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division: Heavy machine gunner and squad leader with Weapons Company, ,
3rd Marines of the 1st Marine Division: Machine gun section leader, platoon sergeant and platoon commander.
MCRD San Diego: Drill instructor
1st Battalion / 1st Marines 1st Marine Division: platoon sergeant for the Combined Anti-tank Platoon.
School of Infantry: heavy machine gun instructor at 1st Division schools.
instructor and platoon commander (deployment to Kaunas, Lithuania, cross-trained Lithuanian NCOs small-unit tactics.
Marine Aircraft Group 13 - Yuma ( August 1999), Detachment First Sergeant Personnel Support Detachment , Hunt transferred H&H Squadron : Squadron ground training officer.
MWSS-371 (October 2004), Squadron gunnery sergeant.

Dan Tsue
Sergeant (USMC)
KIA Nov 2, 2005
Ar Ramadi Iraq
Bahrain, Bangladesh, Tokyo

Dan Tsue
DOB: September 22, 1988
Died November 2, 2005
Killed at age 27 while conducting combat operations (EOD) near Ar Ramadi
Family: Richard (Father), Deborah Takemoto (Mother) , half-sister Joy Takemoto and half-brother Alex Takemoto
High School: Hawaii Kahuku High School (1996)

USMC
MSG Detachments
Bahrain (2002), Bangladesh (2003), Tokyo (2004)
EOD
(2005) 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
attached to 2nd Force Service Support Group, II MEF (Forward).

Born: June 23, 1928 Solvay, New York
Family:
Wife: Jean R Pellizzari & 4 children all of Washington,DC
Parents: Mr & Mrs John Pellizzari of Solvay,NY.
KIA: April 29, 1966 Thừa Thiên-Huế, Vietnam

Grave: Louis J. Pellizzari
USMC:
1966-1966, C Co, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines (1/5)
MSG Detachments: Manilla, Philippines(1955) / Rangoon, Burma (1956)
MOS: 0311 Rifleman
0369 Infantry Unit Leader
Together We Served: Louis J. Pellizzari

Sgt. Jason C. Cook
Family: Yovana (Wife)
Born: June 23, 1928 Solvay, Onondaga County, New York
KIA: April 29, 1966 Thua Thein, South Vietnam
Grave: Jason Cook
USMC:
2002-04 H&S Co. 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion

MOS: 0311 Infantry
0352 Anti-Tank Assault Guided Missile man
Together We Served: Jason Cook

JASON C. COOK
Sergeant, USMC
KIA: April 29, 2004
Bangkok, Bogota

Joseph Longobardo
Family: Teri (Wife), and son, Louis.
Parents Gayle and Anthony, his sister Dawn,
Born: May 24, 1974
KIA-NY State Police Trooper: August 31, 2006 (Passed: September 3, 2006)
On August 31, 2006, New York State Police Mobile Response Team, Troopers Joseph A. Longobardo and Donald H. Baker Jr. were conducting surveillance in the Town of Pomfret, Chautauqua County in connection with an escaped convict who was also wanted for the attempted murder of Trooper Sean Brown in June 2006.
Grave: Joseph A, Longobardo
Military - USMC:
MSG: Islamabad, Pakistan

MOS:

Together We Served: Joseph Longobardo
Military - New York Air National Guard
109th Airlift Wing as a Master Sergeant in the Security Forces Squadron at Stratton Air Force Base in Scotia, New York. Participated in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Noble Eagle.
United States Air Force Security Forces Phoenix Raven, a unit that responds to critical incidents worldwide.

Elia P. Fontecchio
Born: July 29, 1975
Hometown: Milford, MA
KIA : August 4, 2004 - Al Anbar, Iraq
Family:
Wife: Kinney,
Son: Elia.
Parents: Dennis and Cindy Fontecchio.
Sisters: Alicia Powers (twin), Joslyn Mazziotti, and Nicole Fontecchio.
High School: Milford High School (1992)
USMC
Boot Camp: MCRD San Diego
MOS - 0359 Infantry Unit Leader
0311 Rifleman
MSG Detachments: Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania (1996) / Moscow, Russia (1997)
K Company, 3rd Battalion 7th Marines (2003-2004)
Milford Daily News: Milford Man Killed in Iraq

Therrel "Shane" Childers
1st Lieutenant, USMC
Born: June 19, 1972, West Hanlin, West Virginia
Hometown:
KIA : March 21, 2003 (1st KIA from in Iraq War assaulting Oil Pumping Station in southern, Iraq
Gravesite: Therrel "Shane" Childers
Family:
Parents: Joe and Judy Childers of Powell;
Sister, Sandra Brown and husband Richard
Brother Samuel Childers and wife Cori

High School: Harrison Central High School in Gulfport, Mississippi
MILITARY
Citadel: MECP Program.
Commissioned a 2nd Lt. (June 15, 2001).

USMC
Boot Camp: MCRD Parris Island
Basic Officers School MCB Quantico, VA
MOS - 0359 Infantry Unit Leader
0311 Rifleman
MSG Detachments: Geneva, Switzerland / Nairobi, Kenya
Together We Served: Therrel "Shane" Childers

NPR: First Casualty Killed in Iraq - Shane Chlders
Citadel Alumni Association: Shane Childers

Master Sergeant Daniel Louis Fedder
Family:
Born: July 31, 1976 Mora, Minnesota
Hometown: Pine City, Minnesota
High School: Pine City High School (1994)
KIA: August 27, 2010 Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Grave: Daniel Fedder
USMC:
Boot Camp: MCRD San Diego (Dec 27, 1994)
H&S Combat Logistics Battalion 11
MSG: Muscat, Oman (1998) / Caracus, Venezuela (1999) Assistant Detachment Commander
MOS:
2336 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician
0352 Engineer Equipment Operator
Together We Served: Daniel Fedder

DANIEL L. FEDDER
Master Sergeant, USMC
KIA: August 27, 2010
Muscat, Caracus

Melissa Schmidt
Born: April 18, 1967 Bloomer, Wisconsin
KIA: August 1, 2002
(From Together-we-Served): Officer Schmidt was shot and killed after she and her partner responded to a call reporting a woman with a gun. Contact was made with the 60-year-old female suspect and while the officers were questioning her, she said she needed to go to the bathroom. Officer Schmidt escorted the woman to the public restroom in the lobby of the building. While in the restroom, the woman produced a handgun and opened fire, striking Officer Schmidt in the abdomen below her vest. Officer Schmidt was able to return fire and killed the suspect.
Family: Steve and Carole Schmidt (Parents)
Chris Schmidt (Brother)
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Occupation:
Police Officer
- Bloomer PD, Somerset PD, Minneapolis PD

USMC: (1985-1993)
MOS: 5811, Military Police
H&S Co MCAS Iwakuni, Japan
MSG: Nassau, Bahamas

Together-We-Served: Melissa Schmidt
Gravesite: Melissa Schmidt

Melissa J. Schmidt
Sergeant, USMC
Police Officer - Minneapolis PD
KIA: August 1, 2002
Nassau, Bahamas

Shawn A. Lane
Gunnery Sergeant (USMC)
KIA July 29, 2004
Anbar Province Iraq
Hong Kong, Bogota, Bahrain

Shawn A. Lane
Born: November 8, 1970 Corning, NY
KIA: July 29, 2004 Al Anbar Province, Iraq

Family: Wife: Jennifer; Son: Jonathan
Parents: John & Coralee Lane
Sisters: Tina Sherman, and Darby Strumpeler
Hometown: Conning, NY

USMC: (1985-1993)
Communications Company, Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division 2003-04
MOS: 0629 Radio Chief

MSG: Hong Kong, China
Bogota, Colombia,
Manama, Bahrain

Together-We-Served: Shawn A. Lane
Gravesite: Shawn A. Lane

Thomas W. Mallon
2nd Lieutenant, (USMC)
KIA May 2, 1967
Quang Nam, South Vietnam
Geneva, Switzerland

Thomas W. Mallon
Born: December 31, 1935 - Millwaukee, WI
KIA: May 2, 1967 - Quang Nam, Vietnam
ATTACK ON C/1/3 POSITION 6 KM NORTHEAST OF QUE SON 02MAY67

Family:
Hometown: Millbrae, CA

USMC:
- (1967) 9th Marine Amphibious Brigade,
1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, C Company.
- (1956-56) MP Co. HQ Battalion, 1st Marine Division
- (1958-59) C Company 3rd Recon Battalion

MOS: 0302 Infantry Officer
5811 Military Police
MSG: Geneva, Switzerland (1960-62)

Together-We-Served: Thomas W. Mallon
Gravesite: Thomas W. Mallon

Stephen John Wilson
Born: February 25, 1979, Duluth, GA
KIA: June 20, 2007 - Al Anbar, Iraq


Family: Parents: Bonnie Lou Schreiner (Winston, OR)
Brothers: James Wilson, Scott Wilson
Hometown: Brentwood, California
High School: Liberty High School (1997)
USMC:
Combat Logistics Battalion 13
13th Marine Expeditionary Unit
I Marine Expeditionary Force
Camp Pendleton, California
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MOS: 2336 Explosive Ordinance Dosposal Technician

MSG: Helsinki, Finland (1999), Abidjan, Ivory Coast (2000)

Together-We-Served: Stephen J. Wilson
Gravesite: Stephen J. Wilson

Stephen J. Wilson
Staff Sergeant, (USMC)
KIA June 20, 2007
Al Anbar, Iraq
Helsinki, Abidjian

Dallas E. Thompson
Born: March 7, 1936
KIA: August 28, 1967 - Quang Tri, South Vietnam


Family: Wife: Amy Diane (Windsor) Thompson
(wife was Foreign Service - Jakarta)
Daughter: Julie, (son-in-law Arturo)
Grandchildren: Giovanni Battista and Arianna Diana
Hometown: Oceanside, California
High School:
USMC: 2nd Lieutenant
(1967) C Co., 3rd Anti Tank Battalion

MOS: 0302 Infantry Officer
1831 Armored Amphibian Crewman
8511 Drill Instructor (San Diego)

MSG: Jakarta, Indonesia (1958) / Bangkok, Thailand (1959)

Together-We-Served: Dallas E. Thompson
Gravesite: Dallas E. Thompson

Dallas E. Thompson
2nd Lieutenant, (USMC)
KIA March 7, 1936
Quang Tri, South Vietnam
Jakarta, Bangkok

John Lee Pearson
(2000) , a classroom at the Navy & Marine Corps Intelligence Training Center (NMITC) in Dam Neck, VA was named in MSgt Pearson's honor.

Born: October 13, 1947 Crowfordsville, Indiana
KIA: October 23, 1983 - Beirut, Lebanon

Family: (Wife: ? ) (Son/Daughter ?)
Parents: Herschel Aubrey Ricks (Step-Father), Melrose (Seckinger) Ricks (Mother)
Hometown:
High School:
USMC: Master Sergeant
Boot Camp: MCRD Parris Island (1966)
(1983) 1st Battalion, 8th Marines (1/8)
0239-Intelligence Chief
521-Basic Marine, Enlisted
2531-Field Radio Operator
8156-Marine Security Guard
0231-Intelligence Specialist
8512-Drill Sergeant (Parris, Island 1976-77)
0291-Intelligence Chief
MSG: Lima, Peru (1969) / Tegucigalpa, Honduras (1971)

Together-We-Served: John Lee Pearson
Gravesite: John Lee Pearson
1966-1966 L Co (2nd ITR), 2nd Infantry Training Battalion
1967-1968 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines (3/7)
1968-1968 8th Marine Regiment
1969-1970 Marine Security Guard Detachment (MSG) Lima, Peru
1970-1971 Marine Security Guard Detachment (MSG) Tegucigalpa, Honduras
1972-1975 G-2, HQ Battalion, 2nd Marine Division
1976-1977 MCRD (Cadre) Parris Island, SC
1977-1978 Headquarters Company (HQ), 9th Marine Regiment, 9th Marine Regiment
1978-1981 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines (2/2)
1981-1983 2nd Recon Battalion
1983-1983 1st Battalion, 8th Marines (1/8)

Rodney Davis
MEDAL OF HONOR
Born: 7 April 1942, Macon, Ga.

Family:
Father: Gordan N. Davis (1923-1984)
Wife: Judy Patricia Davis (1944-1966)
Daughters: Nichola Davis and Samantha J. Davis-Steen
Grandson: Tyler Steen *drafted by NFL Philidelpia Eagles 2023
Father: Gordon N. Davis Sr.
Mother: Ruth A. Howard-Davis
High School: Peter G. Appling High School, May 29, 1961
MILITARY
Boot Camp: Parris Island Graduated December, 1961
KIA : 6 September 1967
UNIT: Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division.
Quang Nam Province, Republic of Vietnam
MOS - 0311
MSG Detachments: London (1964-67)
Together-We-Served: Rodney Maxwell Davis
USS Rodney M. Davis: Launched in 1986
Find-A-Grave: Rodney M. Davis
Wikpedia: Rodney Maxwell Davis

Rodney Davis
Sergeant, USMC
KIA: April 7, 1967
Quang Nam, RVN
MSG Det: London 1964-67

Kyle Seitsinger
Sergeant (USMC)
29 Jan 2004
Ghazni, Afghanistan
Bahrain, Bangladesh, Tokyo

Elia P. Fonecchio
Gunnery Sergeant (USMC)
August 4, 2004
Al Anbar, Iraq
Dar Es Salaam, Moscow

Therrel "Shane" Childers
1st Lieutenant (USMC)
March 21, 2003
Al Anbar, Iraq
Nairobi, Geneva

Joe Longobardo
Master Sergeant (USMC)
NY State Police Trooper
KIA: August 31, 2006
Pomfret, NY
Islamabad

Peter J. Tocci
Sergeant (USMC)
KIA September 20 2005
Contractor -
Diplomatic Convoy, Mosul Iraq
Tallinn, Montevideo

Kenneth E. Hunt Jr.
Master Sergeant (USMC)
KIA: July 24, 2005
Al Taqaddam, Iraq
Nassau, Havana

Louis J. Pellizzari
First Sergeant (USMC)
KIA: April 29, 1966
Thua Thein, RVN
Manilla, Rangoon (1955-56)

McNulty
Master Sergeant, USMC
KIA: August 27, 2010
Muscat, Caracus

Master Sergeant McNulty
Family:
Born: July 31, 1976 Mora, Minnesota
Hometown: Pine City, Minnesota
High School: Pine City High School (1994)
KIA: August 27, 2010 Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Grave: Daniel Fedder
USMC:
Boot Camp: MCRD San Diego (Dec 27, 1994)
H&S Combat Logistics Battalion 11
MSG: Muscat, Oman (1998) / Caracus, Venezuela (1999) Assistant Detachment Commander
MOS:
2336 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician
0352 Engineer Equipment Operator
Together We Served: Daniel Fedder

CATEGORY 3

Deceased Members of the Marine Embassy Guard Association

Recommend an Honor Roll Candidate

Hometown: Chambersburg, PA
High School: Oxon High (1973)
University: University of Maryland (Law Enforcement - Bachelors) 1991
Family: Louis and Viola Mille (Parents)
Jessica Miller (Daughter), Katelyn Chad Manges (Daughter)
Born: March 5 1955
Passed: July 11 2023
USMC:
MSG Detachment: Paris, France
Awards: Silver Star
Career:
Maryland Air National Guard
Ocean City Police Department
Drug Enforcement

David Lous Miller
Paris

CATEGORY 4

Deceased non-MEGA Marines Security Guards

Recommend an Honor Roll Candidate

Pearson, John Lee
Grimes, Thomas
Davis, Rodney
Thorstad, Thomas
Piatt, Richard
Balancin, George
Gaynor, Thomas
King, Garry
Zimmerman, Luke
Dunn, Joe

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