John Elmer Roe

The database page for John Elmer Roe

28 Feb 2007 We were in Boot Camp together. Platoon 2059, MCRD San Diego. This was in 1966. I wanted him to be remembered. From a fellow Marine, Ron Taylor rtnmsp@aol.com

A Note from The Virtual Wall On 16 August 1968 elements of the 1/3 Marines conducted an air assault onto a ridgeline 7 kilometers northwest of Cam Lo. NVA forces had the landing zone targeted and hit the Marines with an estimated 100 rounds of 60mm mortar fire, killing 4 Marines and seriously wounding 62 others. The four dead were B Company Pfc Rojelio O. Munoz, Mesa, AZ D Company Cpl John E. Roe, Dallas, TX LCpl Thomas W. Musick, Orange, TX Pfc William T. Banna, New York, NY

The point-of-contact for this memorial is a fellow Marine, Ron Taylor rtnmsp@aol.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 28 Feb 2007
Last updated 03/07/2007