Raul Flores

Lance Corporal
K CO, 3RD BN, 1ST MARINES, 1ST MARDIV
United States Marine Corps
28 December 1946 - 07 August 1966
Corpus Christi, Texas
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1ST MARDIV

1ST MARINES
Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for Raul Flores

03 Jul 2001

REMEMBERED ACROSS THE YEARS


by a friend,
John M Porras
jmporras@west.raytheon.com
30 Sep 2002

Remembered by his friend

Dario Garcia
gchulai66@aol.com
06 Jul 2006

I was with Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines when we heard that a Chicano had been hit. We heard it over the PRC25 [Note - a portable radio]. It's been close to 40 years come August 7th since then. May LCpl Raul Flores rest in peace. We were not too far from Kilo 3/1 on that day.

From a fellow Marine,
Arturo Garza
sgteseusmc@yahoo.com

A Note from The Virtual Wall

The 3rd Bn, 1st Marines Command Chronology contains the following entry:
"At 2100H, vicinty BT086665, Company K, 3d Battalion, 1st Marines blocking position received one hand grenade within a firing position and small arms fire from maximum range approximately 300 meters southwest of position. Platoon returned SAF and ten rounds M-79. Enemy fire ceased. Squad investigated area from which hostile fire was received with negative results. Two USMC KIA."
The two men killed by the grenade were Cpl Elliott Simmons of Buffalo, New York, and LCpl Raul Flores.


The point-of-contact for this memorial is
a friend,
John M Porras
jmporras@west.raytheon.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 3 Jul 2001
Last updated 07/06/2006