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PFC Denny Lee Washam

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PFC Denny Lee Washam

Birth
Clinchmore, Campbell County, Tennessee, USA
Death
8 Dec 1968 (aged 21)
Quảng Nam, Vietnam
Burial
Norma, Scott County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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PFC Washman #2477894
MOS:0311 Rifleman.

Denny was the youngest child in the Washam
Family of one brother and five sisters.
He drafted into the Marines
Arriving in Vietnam 29 September 1968 Denny
was assigned to Lima Company ,3rd Battalion,
26th Marine Regiment,1st Marine Division.
The battalion was participating in Operation
Mead River and Lima Company was conducting
a patrol in the vicinity of Dong Tien (2), six
kilometers west northwest of Dien Ban,when
Lima Company encountered hostile forces and
Denny died as a result of a gunshot wound to
the body from hostile rifle fire.
Survived by his parents,Earl & Flossie Wright
Washam,his brother;Bobby D and 5 sisters;
Helen Rose,Earldeen, Wanda Lou,Alma Lois
and Virginia Ann Washam all of Route #1,
Norman,TN.
PFC Washman #2477894
MOS:0311 Rifleman.

Denny was the youngest child in the Washam
Family of one brother and five sisters.
He drafted into the Marines
Arriving in Vietnam 29 September 1968 Denny
was assigned to Lima Company ,3rd Battalion,
26th Marine Regiment,1st Marine Division.
The battalion was participating in Operation
Mead River and Lima Company was conducting
a patrol in the vicinity of Dong Tien (2), six
kilometers west northwest of Dien Ban,when
Lima Company encountered hostile forces and
Denny died as a result of a gunshot wound to
the body from hostile rifle fire.
Survived by his parents,Earl & Flossie Wright
Washam,his brother;Bobby D and 5 sisters;
Helen Rose,Earldeen, Wanda Lou,Alma Lois
and Virginia Ann Washam all of Route #1,
Norman,TN.


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  • Maintained by: Tony
  • Originally Created by: 46512307
  • Added: Oct 29, 2007
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22549525/denny_lee-washam: accessed ), memorial page for PFC Denny Lee Washam (23 Nov 1947–8 Dec 1968), Find a Grave Memorial ID 22549525, citing Mill Branch Cemetery, Norma, Scott County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Tony (contributor 47235247).