John Mullen Joyce
Private First Class
M CO, 3RD BN, 1ST MARINES, 1ST MARDIV, III MAF
United States Marine Corps
Bethesda, Maryland
May 21, 1948 to November 08, 1967
JOHN M JOYCE is on the Wall at Panel 29E, Line 50

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 John M Joyce
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07 Jul 1999

John was my best friend through grade and high school. He left school to enroll in the Marines, and was killed while I was still a sophomore in college. I served as a pall bearer at his funeral and interment at Mount Vernon.

Now age 50, I still think of John on a daily basis.

Thank you for your support to vets, alive and deceased, and their families and friends.

Steve Hess
Frederick, MD
skhess@erols.com


 

A Note from The Virtual Wall

The 5th Marines' Command Chronology for November 1967 contains the following entry:
"082400 - M Co 3/1 - Listening post at BT095677. Heard explosion at LP position and sent squad out to check area. Squad received 20-30 rounds small arms when searching area. Squad returned 50 rounds small arms. Searched area, found 4 USMC killed in action."
The four men, all assigned to Mike 3/1, were
  • Cpl Ronald P. Prince, St Louis, MO;
  • Pfc Dennis E. Hill, Frankfort, IN;
  • Pfc John M. Joyce, Bethesda, MD; and
  • Pfc William D. Reeves, Mansfield, OH.

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