Leo Robert Mullen

First Lieutenant
C CO, 3RD BN, 22ND INFANTRY, 25 INF DIV
Army of the United States
09 June 1947 - 07 January 1969
Providence, Rhode Island
Panel 35W Line 052

25 INF DIV

22ND INF RGT
Combat Infantry

Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for Leo Robert Mullen

09 Jan 2006

In memory of my dear brother on the 37th anniversary of our notifcation of his death in Viet Nam. He has never been forgotten.

Mary-Ellen Mullen
mem50@cox.net

29 May 2006

Robbie,
All these years later
On Memorial Day 2006
You are remembered
Often
and with great warmth
by members of the Macdonald family
from the old neighborhood.
We carry your huge and compassionate heart in our hearts.
Much love
Jane, et al

From a friend,
Jane Macdonald
janeymac25@hotmail.com

A Note from The Virtual Wall

On 07 Jan 1969 a platoon from C Company, 3/22nd Infantry, was engaged northeast of Tay Ninh City, about 8 miles from the Cambodian border. Five men died in the firefight and a sixth died three days afterwards from wounds received:
  • 1LT Leo R. Mullen, Providence, RI;
  • SGT Robert J. Bowlin, Sparta, IL;
  • SP4 William Francisco, Summit, NJ (DoW 01/10/1969);
  • SP4 James K. Merrell, Milroy, IN;
  • SP4 Craig S. Olson, Osseo, WI; and
  • SP4 Danny R. Scott, Fort Worth, TX.
A seventh soldier was missing in action. Sergeant Larry D. Welsh, of Kansas City, Kansas, who had been lightly wounded during the fight, disappeared while seeking aid for another wounded soldier. Although one wounded soldier and the body of another were recovered when US forces returned to the area the following day Sergeant Welsh was not found. He was carried as Missing in Action until 11 Feb 1974, when the Secretary of the Army approved a Presumptive Finding of Death.




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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 09 Jan 2006
Last updated 08/10/2009