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Robert Mitchell Sawaya
Corporal
C CO, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, 1ST MARDIV, III MAF United States Marine Corps Orem, Utah February 03, 1945 to December 15, 1967 ROBERT M SAWAYA is on the Wall at Panel 32E, Line 5 |
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REMEMBERED
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A Note from The Virtual WallThe 1/5 Marines' Command Chronology for December 1967 contains the following entry:"152015H [8:15 pm, 15 Dec] - Company C Squad Patrol at BT170580 was hit by command detonated booby trap consisting of 2 or 3 artillery rounds. The area was searched on 16 December and lead wires were found and followed with negative results. The incident resulted in 1 USMC KIA and 6 USMC WIA (evac)."Two of the six men wounded died from their injuries. The three dead were
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