Jeffrey Lynn Buchanan

The database page for Jeffrey Lynn Buchanan

03 Jul 2007 Jeff - although I was young when you got killed, I always think about you. I always have wondered what was the big surprise you had for us when you were to return home. I am so proud of you and feel so honored that you are my brother. Your little sister, Jan Janet Buchanan Wallace jmbw60@gmail.com

A Note from The Virtual Wall The 1/3 Marines' Command Chronology for November 1968 contains the following entry: "At 141615H Co A at LZ LEE (XD953622) point elements made contact with estimated platoon size enemy force in vicinity LZ SIERRA (XD946625). Enemy initiated contact with directional mines, grenades, automatic weapons, and small arms fire. Also fired 60mm mortars on Co A position. Co A countered with direct fire artillery missions, 106mm recoilless rifles, 81mm mortars and utilized fixed wing [air strikes]. Results 7 Marine KIA, 23 Marine WIA. 1 Dog KIA. 5 NVA KIA." The casualty database does list seven Marines who died in Quang Nam Province on 14 November, but one of them is a Marine from Delta 1/4 who died in an accident. There is an Alpha 1/3 Marine listed as killed in action on 15 November - but the 1/3 Chronology denies any deaths that day. It is assumed that person was killed in the action on 14 November and he is listed with the other six men known to have been killed in the action described above: LCpl Gabriel Herrada, Muskegon, MI LCpl Leslie C. Paschal, Kansas City, MO Pfc Jeffrey L. Buchanan, Evansville, IN Pfc John E. Fletcher, Fort Polk, LA Pfc Steven E. Johnson, Yukon, OK (DoW 11/15/1968) Pfc Karl E. Weber, Two Rivers, WI Pvt Delmar Shelley, Chicago, IL The following e-mail was received from a member of Alpha 1/3 who prefers not to be identified: "PFC Johnson died a day after everyone else. The casualties were not medevaced until the following day. He was pronounced dead and taken to the morgue at Dong Hoa, where he sat up. He was immediately raced into surgery but unfortunately he died during surgery."

The point-of-contact for this memorial is his sister, Janet Buchanan Wallace jmbw60@gmail.com

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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 03 Jul 2007
Last updated 02/29/2008