Eugene Oscar MartinezLance CorporalK CO, 3RD BN, 4TH MARINES, 3RD MARDIV United States Marine Corps 25 June 1950 - 23 October 1969 Jacksboro, Texas Panel 17W Line 109 |
 
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The database page for Eugene Oscar Martinez
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LCpl Eugene O. Martinez, Jacksboro, Texas, assigned to Kilo 3/4. I believe that this Eugene was my best friend while in Vietnam. We were in India Company 3/4 and when his tour of duty ended, the chopper flew him to I believe Da Nang for the trip home. I was told that rockets hit Da Nang and a piece of shrapnel hit him, they told me that he never knew what hit him he died instantly. I have no idea how I ended up here in this site, but I am glad I did. Eugene's dad was stationed in Japan when he left to go home. This is as close I have been to Martinez - thank you.
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A Note from The Virtual WallThe 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines was withdrawn from Vietnam in October 1969. At the beginning of the month, the battalion was conducting combat operations around the Vandergrift Combat Base in western Quang Tri Province, but beginning on 08 Oct elements were relocated in sequence to the Dong Ha Combat Base and from there to Danang for embarkation in Navy shipping enroute Okinawa. On 23 Oct a command element and Kilo Company were at Dong Ha, India 3/4 was positioned 4 kilometers southhwest of the base, Lima 3/4 was working near the mouth of the Cua Viet River, and Mike 3/4 was conducting operations with the Army's 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division. The 3/4 Marines' Command Chronology contains the following entry for 23 Oct 1969:
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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 05 Jul 2007
Last updated 08/10/2009