Frank Carl Suvara, Jr

Private First Class
C CO, 1ST BN, 26TH MARINES, 3RD MARDIV
United States Marine Corps
12 February 1947 - 14 January 1967
Erie, Pennsylvania
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3RD MARDIV

26TH MARINES 		Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for Frank Carl Suvara, Jr

23 Jan 1999

Frank was my brother.

tsuvara@aol.com

A Note from The Virtual Wall

The 1/26 Operations Log for 14 Jan 1967 contains entries for three casualties incurred by patrols in the vicinity of Hill 55, Quang Nam Province:
  • "141505H From: PFA [A/1/26] - WIA report - W 2147691, head, serious, gunshot."
  • "141620H From: PFC [C/1/26] - WIA report - K 2311347 at coords 975595, head, time 141620 - Serious"
  • "141620H From: PFC [C/1/26] - KIA report - S 2263644 at coords 975595, neck, time 141620"
The Alpha 1/26 Marine wounded at 1505 was LCpl Gary M. Welch of Blackwell, Oklahoma. Regretably, on 23 April 1967 LCpl Welch died at the Naval Hospital, Great Lakes.

The Charlie 1/26 Marine wounded at 1620 apparently survived his injuries; no-one with that service number died in Vietnam. The third entry refers to Pfc Frank Suvara, killed in action by gunshot.





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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 23 Jan 1999
Last updated 08/10/2009