Don Curtis Benfield

Private
F CO, 2ND BN, 4TH MARINES, 3RD MARDIV
United States Marine Corps
18 February 1945 - 08 April 1967
Macon, GA
Panel 17E Line 120

3RD MARDIV

4TH MARINES
Don Curtis Benfield

Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for Don Curtis Benfield

14 Oct 2001

Beloved son and brother

From his twin sister,
Dianne Newberry
Diannenewberry@aol.com

A Note from The Virtual Wall

Eight men from Fox Company, 2/4 Marines, were killed in action on 08 April 1967:
  • LCpl Lawrence R. Hagedorn, Carroll, IA
  • LCpl Howard L. Leroy, Vancouver, WA
  • LCpl Francisco A. Montano, Tucson, AZ
  • Pfc Charles M. McKinney, Bristol, TN
  • Pfc Jerry L. McKinney, Leaksville, NC
  • Pfc James A. Popp, Hemlock, MI (Navy Cross)
  • Pfc Jeffrey A. Schweikl, Enumclaw, WA
  • Pvt Don C. Benfield, Macon, GA
The following exerpt from Pfc James Popp's Navy Cross explains the situation:
"Private First Class Popp's squad was conducting a squad-size patrol against the Viet Cong forces in Quang Nam Province. While moving along a trail in search of the enemy, the squad was suddenly taken under a murderous volume of small-arms, hand grenade and 40 millimeter grenade fire. The heavy volume of fire rained in from three sides, ..."


The point-of-contact for this memorial is
his twin sister,
Dianne Newberry
Diannenewberry@aol.com 
14 Oct 2001



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Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
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