Askin, James Frederick, HM2

Fallen

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Service Details

Last Rank
Petty Officer Second Class

Last Primary NEC
HM-8404-Medical Field Service Technician/FMF Combat Corpsman

Last Rating/NEC Group
Hospital Corpsman

Primary Unit
1966-1966, HM-8404, 2nd Bn, 1st Marine Regiment (2/1)

Service Years
1960 - 1966

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Florida

Year of Birth
1942

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Casualty Info

Home Town Port Charlotte, FL	Last Address Port Charlotte, FL

Casualty Date Jul 20, 1966
Cause KIA-Killed in Action	Reason Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location Quang Tri (Vietnam)	Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Barrancas National Cemetery (VA) - Pensacola, Florida	Wall/Plot Coordinates 09E 044 / Section 30 Site 124

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JAMES FREDERIC ASKIN

1966-1966, HM-8404, 2nd Bn, 1st Marine Regiment (2/1)

From Month/Year January / 1966	To Month/Year July / 1966
Unit 2nd Bn, 1st Marine Regiment (2/1) Unit Page
Rank Petty Officer Second Class	NEC HM-8404-Medical Field Service Technician/FMF Combat Corpsman
Base, Station or City Not Specified	State/Country Quang Tri (Vietnam)

Patch	2nd Bn, 1st Marine Regiment (2/1) Details

	Type Combat - Ground
	Parent Unit US Marine Corps (USMC)	Strength Unit
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Dec 18, 2018

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12 Members Also There at Same Time

2nd Bn, 1st Marine Regiment (2/1)

Owens, Michael, PO2, (1964-1968)	HM	HM-8404	Petty Officer Second Class
Asherman, Aldon Mackay, PO3, (1963-1966)	HM	HM-8404	Petty Officer Third Class
Chamaj, Andrew Peter, PO3, (1964-1966)	HM	HM-8404	Petty Officer Third Class
Dennis, Mark V., PO3, (1964-1966)	HM	HM-8404	Petty Officer Third Class
Riehl, Harlan Cyrus, PO3, (1963-1966)	HM	HM-8404	Petty Officer Third Class
Shields, David, MCPO, (1960-1984)	HM	HM-8404	Petty Officer Third Class
Daw, Cecil Ernest, HN, (1964-1966)	HM	HM-8404	Hospitalman
Leeper, Merton D., PO3, (1964-1967)	HM	HM-0000	Petty Officer Third Class
Bet, Ron, HN, (1963-1967)	HM	HM-0000	Hospitalman
Firmneck, Allan Paul, HN, (1964-1967)	HN	HN-8404	Hospitalman
Sims, Michael Eugene, HN, (1966-1967)	HN	HN-8404	Hospitalman
Gilliland, Perry, HN, (1963-1967)			Hospitalman