Robert Lee Scofield
Private First Class
2ND PLT, L CO, 3RD BN, 3RD MARINES, 3RD MARDIV, III MAF United States Marine Corps Bedford, Indiana December 10, 1946 to August 19, 1965 ROBERT L SCOFIELD is on the Wall at Panel 2E, Line 60 |
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Dearly beloved son,
Placed by his mother, |
In loving memory of my brother. Never gone, never forgotten. |
A Note from The Virtual WallOn 18 August 1965, elements of the 3rd and 4th Marines made simultaneous amphibious and airborne assaults in an area about 10 miles south of Chu Lai. The purpose of OPERATION STARLITE was to cut off and destroy the 1st VC Regiment (60th Bn, 80th Bn, 52nd VC Co, and a Weapons Company).The landings met only light resistance but heavy fighting broke out as the Marines deployed from the LZs. When night fell the VC withdrew, leaving a rear guard and over 100 dead behind. Fifty-one Marines and sailors died as a result of the fighting on 18 and 19 August. The 3/3 Marines lost 16 men on the 18th:
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