HM3
THOMAS ARTHUR CONKLIN
Born
on Oct. 6, 1946
From SOUTH EUCLID, OHIO
Casualty was on May 26, 1967
in QUANG TIN, SOUTH VIETNAM
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"Doc" Thomas Conklin served with the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, Mike Company. He was Killed In Action on Operation UNION II, an operation that cost the lives of many of his fellow Corpsmen and 3/5 Marines in the Que Sons in May, 1967. The heroic actions of Doc Conklin, and these young Corpsmen and Marines, resulted in the Presidential Unit Citation for the entire 5th Marine Regiment. Doc Conklin's name stands proudly on the Mike 3/5 Wall of Honor alongside his Marines and fellow Corpsmen. Semper fi, Doc!
Same Platoon
Corpsmen were so brave, moving when many would/could not, and thus became selected targets for the enemy. It takes very special people to be a Corpsman. Doc Conklin was a good Corpsman, always a friend of the grunts, gave good advice and was very brave.
Chuck
Cummings
Mike 3/5, third platoon
9/66-10/67
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Doc Conklin
If I remember correctly, Doc Conklin was with our platoon on Operation UNION II. Our platoon CP was taken out by a mortor round or something. I do remember seeing the blast, I wasn't very far away. About seven guys were taken out, including our Lt. I think his name was Lt. Johnson, (a mustanger). I remember seeing him in the hospital later, but not after that. I was wounded later that day.
Semper Fi, Doc
Dennis Tylinski
3rd platoon, Mike 3/5
"Doc"
Larry Yoder Memorial
KIA Operation Union II
Presidential
Unit Citation Fifth Marine Regiment
(FMF
Corpsman title graphic by Redeye)
(3/5 Corpsman Memorial graphic by Vic Vilionis, 7th Marines)