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Killed In Action on OPERATION SWIFT
4-15 September 1967

The names of these Marines and Navy personnel who served with the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines Killed In Action during Operation SWIFT have been remembered by those who were there, and by their loved ones.

4 SEPTEMBER 1967

LCPL. JACK ALBERT BERRY
M Co. 3/5
Born on May 29, 1946
From LUBBOCK, TEXAS
Casualty was on Sept. 4, 1967
in QUANG TIN, SOUTH VIETNAM
Panel 25E - - Line 95
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LT. VINCENT ROBERT CAPODANNO (Medal of Honor)
1st Marine Division Chaplain 
Born on Feb. 13, 1929
From STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK
Casualty was on Sept. 4, 1967
in QUANG TIN, SOUTH VIETNAM
Panel 25E - - Line 95
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LCPL. STEVEN THOMAS CORNELL
M Co. 3/5
Born on Dec. 4, 1948
From NEW YORK, NEW YORK
Casualty was on Sept. 4, 1967
in QUANG TIN, SOUTH VIETNAM
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PFC. DENNIS FRANKLIN FISHER
M Co. 3/5
Born on Nov. 10, 1948
From ALTA LOMA, CALIFORNIA
Casualty was on Sept. 4, 1967
in QUANG TIN, SOUTH VIETNAM
Panel 25E - - Line 98
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Thomas Fisher (far right)

LCPL. THOMAS WILLIAM FISHER (Navy Cross)
M Co. 3/5
Born on Dec. 21, 1946
From ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
Casualty was on Sept. 4, 1967
in QUANG TIN, SOUTH VIETNAM
Panel 25E - - Line 99
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PFC. TONY E. GABALDON
M Co. 3/5
Born on May 18, 1948
From REEDLEY, CALIFORNIA
Casualty was on Sept. 4, 1967
in QUANG TIN, SOUTH VIETNAM
Panel 25E - - Line 99
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LCPL. ANDREW MIX GIORDANO
M Co. 3/5
Born on Sept. 28, 1947
From SMITHTOWN, NEW YORK
Casualty was on Sept. 4, 1967
in QUANG TIN, SOUTH VIETNAM
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LCPL. RICHARD GUERRERO, JR.
M Co. 3/5
Born on July 9, 1944
From CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
Casualty was on Sept. 4, 1967
in QUANG TIN, SOUTH VIETNAM
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PFC. RAYMOND GEORGE HENGELS
M Co. 3/5
Born on June 5, 1948
From DOWNERS GROVE, ILLINOIS
Casualty was on Sept. 4, 1967
in QUANG TIN, SOUTH VIETNAM
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HN ARMANDO GARZA LEAL, JR. (Navy Cross)
FMF Corpsman M Co. 3/5
Born on Sept. 20, 1946
From SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
Casualty was on Sept. 4, 1967
in Quang Tin, South Vietnam
Panel 25E - - Line 103
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PFC. CHARLES FREDERICK MARTIN
M Co. 3/5
Born on May 23, 1949
From LITTLETON, COLORADO
Casualty was on Sept. 4, 1967
in QUANG TIN, SOUTH VIETNAM
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PFC. JAMES CALVIN MCKENZIE
M Co. 3/5
Born on June 16, 1947
From YORBA LINDA, CALIFORNIA
Casualty was on Sept. 4, 1967
in QUANG TIN, SOUTH VIETNAM
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PFC. GENE AL MORTENSEN
M Co. 3/5
Born on Feb. 17, 1949
From SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
Casualty was on Sept. 4, 1967
in QUANG TIN, SOUTH VIETNAM
Panel 25E - - Line 106
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SGT. LAWRENCE DAVID PETERS Medal of Honor
M Co. 3/5
Born on Sept. 16, 1946
From BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK
Casualty was on Sept. 4, 1967
in QUANG TIN, SOUTH VIETNAM
Panel 25E - - Line 10
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LCPL. ALBERT WILLARD SANTOS
M Co. 3/5
Born on Nov. 20, 1946
From FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS
Casualty was on Sept. 4, 1967
in QUANG TIN, SOUTH VIETNAM
Panel 25E - - Line 109
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PFC. STEVEN JAMES WRIGHT
M Co. 3/5
Born on Aug. 18, 1947
From NORCO, CALIFORNIA
Casualty was on Sept. 4, 1967
in QUANG TIN, SOUTH VIETNAM
Panel 25E - - Line 112
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5 SEPTEMBER 1967

"Doc" David Phelps and ARVN

HN DAVID CLAYTON PHELPS
FMF Corpsman H&S 3/5
Born on July 25, 1946
From WILLIAMSTOWN, NEW YORK
Casualty was on Sept. 5, 1967
in QUANG TIN, SOUTH VIETNAM
Panel 26E - - Line 2
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HN DAVID SHERMAN STEWART
FMF Corpsman H&S 3/5
Born on Dec. 16, 1948
From PEORIA, ILLINOIS
Casualty was on Sept. 5, 1967
in QUANG TIN, SOUTH VIETNAM
Panel 26E - - Line 4
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6 SEPTEMBER 1967

SGT. JOHN THOMAS CAROTA
K Co. 3/5
Born on Oct. 30, 1942
From MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Casualty was on Sept. 6, 1967
in QUANG TIN, SOUTH VIETNAM
Panel 26E - - Line 6
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LCPL. RICHARD WAYNE CRAWFORD
I Co. 3/5
Born on Feb. 10, 1948
From WALLKILL, NEW YORK
Casualty was on Sept. 6, 1967
in QUANG TIN, SOUTH VIETNAM
Panel 26E - - Line 7
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PFC. ROBERT DAVID EVANS
I Co. 3/5
Born on Jan. 20, 1949
From GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS
Casualty was on Sept. 6, 1967
in QUANG TIN, SOUTH VIETNAM
Panel 26E - - Line 8
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CPL. WILLIAM RICHARD FRANCE
I Co. 3/5
Born on Feb. 2, 1947
From GARFIELD HEIGHTS, OHIO
Casualty was on Sept. 6, 1967
in QUANG TIN, SOUTH VIETNAM
Panel 26E - - Line 9
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PFC. GARY EDWARD HIBBARD
I Co. 3/5
Born on Apr. 28, 1946
From DIMOCK, PENNSYLVANIA
Casualty was on Sept. 6, 1967
in QUANG TIN, SOUTH VIETNAM
Panel 26E - - Line 16
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SSGT. RICHARD BERNARD JACKSON
H&S and I/3/5
Born on Feb 16, 1939
From PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
Casualty was on Sept. 6, 1967
in QUANG TIN, SOUTH VIETNAM
Panel 26E - - Line 11

LCPL. MICHAEL LUKE LANGERIO
I Co. 3/5
Born on June 10, 1948
From HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA
Casualty was on Sept. 6, 1967
in QUANG TIN, SOUTH VIETNAM
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PFC. JAMES BERNARD MILLER
I Co. 3/5
Born on Aug. 11, 1947
From FERNANDINA BEACH, FLORIDA
Casualty was on Sept. 6, 1967
in QUANG TIN, SOUTH VIETNAM
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LCPL. CECIL ROY MOORMAN
I Co. 3/5
Born on Apr. 9, 1947
From WINTER GARDEN, FLORIDA
Casualty was on Sept. 6, 1967
in QUANG TIN, SOUTH VIETNAM
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PFC. JAMES THOMAS PEPPER
I Co. 3/5
Born on Nov 07, 1948
From ELK RIVER, MINNESOTA
Casualty was on Sept. 6, 1967
in QUANG TIN, SOUTH VIETNAM
Panel 26E - - Line 13
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2LT. DENNIE DONALD PETERSON Navy Cross
2/11 attached to I/3/5
Born on May 17, 1943
From LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
Casualty was on Sept. 6, 1967
in QUANG NAM, SOUTH VIETNAM
Panel 26E - - Line 15
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PFC. LEWIS H PROUDFOOT III
I Co. 3/5
Born on May 12, 1949
From ELVERSON, PENNSYLVANIA
Casualty was on Sept. 6, 1967
in QUANG TIN, SOUTH VIETNAM
Panel 26E - - Line 11
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PFC. JERRY CHARLES ROYAL
I Co. 3/5 
Born on Oct. 18, 1945
From OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA
Casualty was on Sept. 6, 1967
in QUANG TIN, SOUTH VIETNAM
Panel 26E - - Line 16 

LCPL. GEORGE STEPHEN SPAK, JR.
I Co. 3/5
Born on Dec. 9, 1946
From AKRON, OHIO
Casualty was on Sept. 6, 1967
in QUANG TIN, SOUTH VIETNAM
Panel 26E - - Line 18
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PFC. ROBERT WAYNE SWAFFORD
I Co. 3/5
Born on Apr. 6, 1944
From O FALLON, MISSOURI
Casualty was on Sept. 6, 1967
in QUANG TIN, SOUTH VIETNAM
Panel 26E - - Line 18

PFC. FRANK LEVI SWINFORD III
I Co. 3/5
Born on Jan. 5, 1948
From SWEENY, TEXAS
Casualty was on Sept. 6, 1967
in QUANG TIN, SOUTH VIETNAM
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PFC. ROBERT CHARLES WALLACE
I Co. 3/5
Born on July 15, 1949
From PLATTSBURGH, NEW YORK
Casualty was on Sept. 6, 1967
in QUANG TIN, SOUTH VIETNAM
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7 SEPTEMBER 1967

LCPL. JAMES ANDREW JONES
I Co. 3/5
Born on Aug. 14, 1944
From SENECA, ILLINOIS
Casualty was on Sept. 7, 1967
in QUANG TIN, SOUTH VIETNAM
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PFC. WILLIAM FRANKLIN MILLER
M Co. 3/5
Born on Feb. 2, 1948
From JERSEYVILLE, ILLINOIS
Casualty was on Sept. 7, 1967
in QUANG TIN, SOUTH VIETNAM
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8 SEPTEMBER 1967

HN JAMES STEVEN CAZARES
H&S and I/3/5
Born on Aug 3, 1947
From OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA
Casualty was on Sept. 8, 1967
in QUANG TIN, SOUTH VIETNAM
Panel 26E - - Line 33
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12 SEPTEMBER 1967

PFC. TALMADGE WAYNE CARNELL
M Co. 3/5
Born on Feb. 11, 1948
From MORO, ILLINOIS
Casualty was on Sept. 12, 1967
in QUANG TIN, SOUTH VIETNAM
Panel 26E - - Line 57
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CPL. THOMAS FRANK SHANKS
I Co. 3/5
Born on Nov. 23, 1946
From CORAOPOLIS, PENNSYLVANIA
Casualty was on Sept. 12, 1967
in QUANG TIN, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
Panel 26E - - Line 63
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