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Bodamer, Michael Anthony, HM3.
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Casualty Info
Home Town Carson City
Last Address Carson City
Casualty Date May 19, 1967
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location Quang Tri (Vietnam)
Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Lone Mountain Cemetery - Carson City, Nevada
Wall/Plot Coordinates 20E 039
Official Badges
Unofficial Badges
A Note from The Virtual Wall
Date
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Last Updated: Mar 31, 2012
Comments
A Note from The Virtual Wall Petty Officer Bodamer was killed during a patrol 4 kilometers northwest of Cam Lo, when the patrol engaged a 15-man NVA force. The NVA lost four men killed in the exchange of fires, while three other Marines were wounded.
"You guys are the Marine's doctors - There's none better in the business than a Navy Corpsman ..." -- Lieutenant General "Chesty" Puller -- Visit John Dennison's Medics on the Wall memorial which honors the Army Medics and Navy Corpsmen who died in Vietnam.