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Casualty Info
Home Town Mattapan, MA
Last Address Mattapan, MA
Casualty Date Sep 12, 1968
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Other Explosive Device
Location Quang Nam (Vietnam)
Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Mount Calvary Cemetery - Roslindale, Massachusetts
Wall/Plot Coordinates 44W 039 / Section 18 B, Lot 395, Space 1
Other Memories The fall of 1952 saw the Battalion in its third tour of duty at Guantanamo Bay. Landing on October 15, the Battalion quickly got to work. The construction plan called for one-phase completion of a two-story fleet training building. Completing this, the Battalion also constructed a large drum storage area, a warehouse, a block plant and curing area, a boundary fence, fuel and water lines, roads, and started construction of the Registered Publications Issuance Office Building. On February 2, 1953, Detachment E left the Battalion to construct two 10,000-barrel storage tanks on Vieques Island. This was in support of Second Marine Division training exercises, and the detachment rejoined the Battalion on March 10. NMCB ONE left Guantanamo on April 3, 1953, leaving behind Detachment F, which produced concrete block in preparation for a scheduled housing project.
After a short training and construction cycle at Davisville, the Battalion was back at Guantanamo Bay in June 1953. The Battalion continued construction of the Publications Office Building, and also built more roads, boundary fences and fuel lines. NMCB ONE returned to homeport on December 12, 1953.
