Chester Joseph C Fontenot

Hospitalman
HOTEL CO, 2ND BN, 1ST MARINES, 1ST MARDIV
United States Navy
24 January 1947 - 17 May 1968
Luling, LA
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1ST MARDIV

1ST MARINES 		Fleet Marine Force Corpsman

Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for Chester Joseph C Fontenot

We went to Viet Nam together, flew to Khe Sanh Combat Base, he went to Hotel Co. 2nd Battalion 1st Marines. He was shot helping a wounded Marine while engaging a large NVA force around Hill 471 on Route 9 by Khe Sanh Ville, he was only in country 20 days. Chester was a good friend of mine.

Chester is remembered by his brothers from
Hotel 2/1 Marines

"You guys are the Marine's doctors -
There's none better in the business than a Navy Corpsman ..."
-- Lieutenant General "Chesty" Puller --

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Army Medics and Navy Corpsmen who died in Vietnam.





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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Channing Prothro, former CAP Marine
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