Gerald, the husband of Audrey E. McCall and the father of Deborah A., Kevin D., and Gerald A. McCall Jr. SSgt Mc Call was a Marine Corps veteran of over ten years of service. He arrived in Vietnam on January 19, 1968 and was assigned for duty with Company H, 2d Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st MARDIV (Rein) FMF. In mid-June, the 2d Battalion was assigned to the SLF and his unit was re-designated Company H, BLT 2/7, 9th MAB.
During Operation EAGER YANKEE, on a search and destroy sweep in the vicinity of the Thon Xuan Tien Thuong Village complex in Vinh Loc District Thua Tien Province the Marines were fired upon by hostile small arms fire resulting in the death of SSgt McCall.
* SSgt McCall was presented with the Silver Star Medal posthumously "For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action ....on 13 July 1968...."
During Operation EAGER YANKEE, on a search and destroy sweep in the vicinity of the Thon Xuan Tien Thuong Village complex in Vinh Loc District Thua Tien Province the Marines were fired upon by hostile small arms fire resulting in the death of SSgt McCall.
* SSgt McCall was presented with the Silver Star Medal posthumously "For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action ....on 13 July 1968...."
Gerald, the husband of Audrey E. McCall and the father of Deborah A., Kevin D., and Gerald A. McCall Jr. SSgt Mc Call was a Marine Corps veteran of over ten years of service. He arrived in Vietnam on January 19, 1968 and was assigned for duty with Company H, 2d Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st MARDIV (Rein) FMF. In mid-June, the 2d Battalion was assigned to the SLF and his unit was re-designated Company H, BLT 2/7, 9th MAB.
During Operation EAGER YANKEE, on a search and destroy sweep in the vicinity of the Thon Xuan Tien Thuong Village complex in Vinh Loc District Thua Tien Province the Marines were fired upon by hostile small arms fire resulting in the death of SSgt McCall.
* SSgt McCall was presented with the Silver Star Medal posthumously "For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action ....on 13 July 1968...."
During Operation EAGER YANKEE, on a search and destroy sweep in the vicinity of the Thon Xuan Tien Thuong Village complex in Vinh Loc District Thua Tien Province the Marines were fired upon by hostile small arms fire resulting in the death of SSgt McCall.
* SSgt McCall was presented with the Silver Star Medal posthumously "For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action ....on 13 July 1968...."
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