Victor Harold Vanvactor

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24 Jul 2004 Victor Vanvactor was a neighborhood friend. My brother Fred Paul and Victor went to school together. Fred also served in Vietnam with the 25th Infantry Div. I know my brother misses Victor and I was very sad when I got the news of his death. I pray for his family and his friends. If any of his buddies who served with him read this, please feel free to e-mail me. Also any family members. God Bless Victor and his family. Sincerely, Sharon Chiquito Paul sisind2@sbcglobal.net

13 Aug 2004 Remembered by fellow Marines of Platoon 151, 1st. Bn., Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island. Graduated April 30, 1966. The second of five Marines from Plt. 151 killed in action in Vietnam: Travis Glen Crain, Alpha 1/1 Marines, 20 Nov 1966 Victor Herold Vanvactor, Charlie 1/4 Marines, 26 Mar 1967 Terry William Judkins, Fox 2/3 Marines, 06 Jul 1967 Andrew Charles Rabaiotti, H&S 1/9 Marines, 07 Jul 1967 Martin William Prather, Delta 3rd Recon, 05 Sep 1967 (BNR) We will never forget your sacrifice to your Country and Corps. From a fellow Marine from Plt 151, Bernie Schaufenbil bschauf@comcast.net

A Note from The Virtual Wall During the period 20 March - 01 April 1967 the 1st Bn, 4th Marines were conducting Operation Beacon Hill, a search-and-destroy operation in the Gia Linh District of Quang Tri Province. The area was well supplied with NVA troops who seemed inclined to fight rather than withdraw and the 1/4 Marines encountered stiff resistance from the outset. Charlie 2/4 was involved in two major engagements; on 24 March they lost six men in a fight with a company-sized NVA unit while killing 38 NVA troops. Charlie 1/4's second engagement was on 26 March, this time a 3+ hour fight against an entrenched enemy concealed in dense vegetation. The 1/4 Operations Log for 26 March contains three entries applicable to Charlie 1/4: 1132 - Receiving sporadic sniper fire 1245 - Engaged by snipers and a small NVA unit; killed 2 NVA 1600 to 1930 - Received 82mm mortar, heavy automatic weapons, and small arms fire from concealed enemy positions and trench lines. Medevac helicopter downed by enemy fire [probably UH-34D tail number 145796]. Results 6 friendly KIA, 28 WIA. 9 NVA KIA confirmed, 13 probable, 1 POW. Two of Charlie 1/4's wounded died later the same day, for a total loss of eight men: Cpl Robert E. Bryson, Rochester, NY Cpl Douglas W. Lee, Winston-Salem, NC (Silver Star) LCpl Floyd M. Larrabee, Olathe, KS LCpl James L. Verhelst, Kewanee, IL Pfc Douglas E. Dickey, Rossburg, OH (Medal of Honor) Pfc Edwardo L. Gutloff, New York, NY Pfc Larry J. Larson, Carmel, CA Pfc Victor H. Vanvactor, Louisville, KY

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Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
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