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Dan Randel Youmans
Staff Sergeant
3RD PLT, D CO, 1ST BN, 4TH MARINES, 3RD MARDIV, III MAF United States Marine Corps Jacksonville, Florida February 17, 1942 to May 01, 1968 DAN R YOUMANS is on the Wall at Panel 53E, Line 43 |
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SSGT DAN RANDEL YOUMANS
SSGT DAN RANDEL YOUMANS
SSGT DAN RANDEL YOUMANS
SSGT DAN RANDEL YOUMANS
SSGT DAN RANDEL YOUMANS
SSGT DAN RANDEL YOUMANS
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To my Junior Drill Instructor: As much of a hard-ass as you were, I still miss you. We were in Platoon 3060, Series 3060, Co. K, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, MCRD Parris Island, SC, from July 26, 1966 to Sept. 16, 1966. He was the trainer, and I the trainee. Semper Fidelis
From his former Marine recruit, |
A Note from The Virtual WallFor most of May 1968 the 1st Battalion, 4th Marines worked out of the advance base on Con Thien a few kilometers south of the Demilitarized Zone. Con Thien (also known as the A-4 Strongpoint and Hill 158) was subjected to regular artillery, mortar, and rocket attacks from NVA forces within and immediately south of the DMZ as well as repeated ground attacks.On 01 May 1968 two Marines were killed by a different risk of war; quoting from page 6, Encl (3), 1/4 Command Chronology for May 1968: "At 1020H, while firing an artillery mission in support of 1/4, 4/12 made a 200 mil deflection error. Three rounds impacted in the perimeter. Called for immediate check fire. Two friendly KIA (NBC) and one WIA (NBC)."The two men killed were from Delta 1/4: SSgt Dan R. Youmans of Jacksonville, Florida, and LCpl Anthony Taylor of Newark, New Jersey. |
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