"The hero is the man who lets no obstacle prevent him from pursuing the values he has chosen."
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Note: Information included in this memorial was originally researched and posted by FGraver Gunthrope - his/her dedication and work to the site is greatly appreciated.
★★★★★★★ RECIPIENT OF THE PURPLE HEART ★★★★★★★
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS
COMPANY B
PFC O'Donovan was featured in the June 27, 1969 edition of LIFE Magazine, " The Faces Of The American Dead In Vietnam, One Week's Toll".
A NOTE FROM THE VIRTUAL WALL
On 25 May 1969 Bravo Company, 1st Bn, 3rd Marines, was holding a defensive position about 5 kilometers southwest of Cam Lo (in Quang Tri Province just south of the DMZ). The position had received enemy 82mm mortar fire during the morning hours, apparently without harm, but the company's luck changed in the afternoon. The Command Chronology reports that
'At 251745H, at Bravo Company position vicinity YD055684, the NVA firing 82mm mortars ... dropped one round into the increments pit of the 81mm mortars, setting them on fire, fire spread to the 81mm ammo in the ammo pits, this started the 81mm ammo going off, and the fire spread to a pallet of 81mm ammo near the position, causing it to explode. People trying to put out the fire before the explosion got too close, Bravo suffered 8 KIA, 29 WIA, and 2 MIA. Rounds continued to cook off, making it impossible that night to get every one of the KIA or WIA out. Company forced to move off hill by continuous explosions.'
On the morning of the 26th the Marines regrouped, reoccupied the position, and recovered additional bodies, increasing the casualty count to 12 dead. No identifiable remains were recovered for two Marines known to be present, and a week later one of the wounded died of his injuries. The fifteen men were
1stLt John W. Abbott, Hammond, IN, Bravo 13
2ndLt Timothy M. O'Neill, St Louis, MO, Bravo 13
Cpl Gary D. Carter, Tyler, TX, Bravo 13
Cpl Daniel L. Pucci, Berea, OH, Bravo 13 (DoW 06021969)
Cpl Jan Rauschkolb, Denver, CO, H&S 13
Cpl William F. Skaggs, St Paul, MN, Bravo 13
LCpl Paul A. Graff, Sunnyvale, CA, H&S 13
LCpl Michael A. Powell, Atlanta, GA, H&S 13
LCpl John Winters, Clark, NJ, Bravo 13
Pfc Jimmy K. Church, Columbus, OH, Bravo 13
Pfc Keith A. Kahlstorf, Britt, IA, Bravo 13
Pfc Edward T. O'Donovan, Chicago, IL, Bravo 13
Pfc Jim J. Walters, Sioux City, IA, Bravo 13
Pfc Leroy C. Williams, Jacksonville, FL, Bravo 13 (Body not recovered) FGrave Memorial # 61478537
Pvt Monek Weitz, Roxbury, MA, A Btry, 112 Marines (Body not recovered) FGrave Memorial #136272153
PFC O'Donovan is commemorated on The Wall a Panel 24W, Line 106.
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"These heroes are dead. They died for liberty - they died for us. They are at rest. They may or may not sleep in the land they made free, under the flag they rendered stainless, under the solemn pines, the sad hemlocks, the tearful willows, and the embracing vines. They sleep beneath the shadows of the clouds, careless alike of sunshine or of storm, each in the windowless Place of Rest. Earth may run red with other wars - they are at peace. In the midst of battle, in the roar of conflict, they found the serenity of death. I have one sentiment for soldiers living and dead: cheers for the living; tears for the dead." ~Robert G. Ingersoll
★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
Note: Information included in this memorial was originally researched and posted by FGraver Gunthrope - his/her dedication and work to the site is greatly appreciated.
★★★★★★★ RECIPIENT OF THE PURPLE HEART ★★★★★★★
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS
COMPANY B
PFC O'Donovan was featured in the June 27, 1969 edition of LIFE Magazine, " The Faces Of The American Dead In Vietnam, One Week's Toll".
A NOTE FROM THE VIRTUAL WALL
On 25 May 1969 Bravo Company, 1st Bn, 3rd Marines, was holding a defensive position about 5 kilometers southwest of Cam Lo (in Quang Tri Province just south of the DMZ). The position had received enemy 82mm mortar fire during the morning hours, apparently without harm, but the company's luck changed in the afternoon. The Command Chronology reports that
'At 251745H, at Bravo Company position vicinity YD055684, the NVA firing 82mm mortars ... dropped one round into the increments pit of the 81mm mortars, setting them on fire, fire spread to the 81mm ammo in the ammo pits, this started the 81mm ammo going off, and the fire spread to a pallet of 81mm ammo near the position, causing it to explode. People trying to put out the fire before the explosion got too close, Bravo suffered 8 KIA, 29 WIA, and 2 MIA. Rounds continued to cook off, making it impossible that night to get every one of the KIA or WIA out. Company forced to move off hill by continuous explosions.'
On the morning of the 26th the Marines regrouped, reoccupied the position, and recovered additional bodies, increasing the casualty count to 12 dead. No identifiable remains were recovered for two Marines known to be present, and a week later one of the wounded died of his injuries. The fifteen men were
1stLt John W. Abbott, Hammond, IN, Bravo 13
2ndLt Timothy M. O'Neill, St Louis, MO, Bravo 13
Cpl Gary D. Carter, Tyler, TX, Bravo 13
Cpl Daniel L. Pucci, Berea, OH, Bravo 13 (DoW 06021969)
Cpl Jan Rauschkolb, Denver, CO, H&S 13
Cpl William F. Skaggs, St Paul, MN, Bravo 13
LCpl Paul A. Graff, Sunnyvale, CA, H&S 13
LCpl Michael A. Powell, Atlanta, GA, H&S 13
LCpl John Winters, Clark, NJ, Bravo 13
Pfc Jimmy K. Church, Columbus, OH, Bravo 13
Pfc Keith A. Kahlstorf, Britt, IA, Bravo 13
Pfc Edward T. O'Donovan, Chicago, IL, Bravo 13
Pfc Jim J. Walters, Sioux City, IA, Bravo 13
Pfc Leroy C. Williams, Jacksonville, FL, Bravo 13 (Body not recovered) FGrave Memorial # 61478537
Pvt Monek Weitz, Roxbury, MA, A Btry, 112 Marines (Body not recovered) FGrave Memorial #136272153
PFC O'Donovan is commemorated on The Wall a Panel 24W, Line 106.
★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
"These heroes are dead. They died for liberty - they died for us. They are at rest. They may or may not sleep in the land they made free, under the flag they rendered stainless, under the solemn pines, the sad hemlocks, the tearful willows, and the embracing vines. They sleep beneath the shadows of the clouds, careless alike of sunshine or of storm, each in the windowless Place of Rest. Earth may run red with other wars - they are at peace. In the midst of battle, in the roar of conflict, they found the serenity of death. I have one sentiment for soldiers living and dead: cheers for the living; tears for the dead." ~Robert G. Ingersoll
"The hero is the man who lets no obstacle prevent him from pursuing the values he has chosen."
★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
Note: Information included in this memorial was originally researched and posted by FGraver Gunthrope - his/her dedication and work to the site is greatly appreciated.
★★★★★★★ RECIPIENT OF THE PURPLE HEART ★★★★★★★
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS
COMPANY B
PFC O'Donovan was featured in the June 27, 1969 edition of LIFE Magazine, " The Faces Of The American Dead In Vietnam, One Week's Toll".
A NOTE FROM THE VIRTUAL WALL
On 25 May 1969 Bravo Company, 1st Bn, 3rd Marines, was holding a defensive position about 5 kilometers southwest of Cam Lo (in Quang Tri Province just south of the DMZ). The position had received enemy 82mm mortar fire during the morning hours, apparently without harm, but the company's luck changed in the afternoon. The Command Chronology reports that
'At 251745H, at Bravo Company position vicinity YD055684, the NVA firing 82mm mortars ... dropped one round into the increments pit of the 81mm mortars, setting them on fire, fire spread to the 81mm ammo in the ammo pits, this started the 81mm ammo going off, and the fire spread to a pallet of 81mm ammo near the position, causing it to explode. People trying to put out the fire before the explosion got too close, Bravo suffered 8 KIA, 29 WIA, and 2 MIA. Rounds continued to cook off, making it impossible that night to get every one of the KIA or WIA out. Company forced to move off hill by continuous explosions.'
On the morning of the 26th the Marines regrouped, reoccupied the position, and recovered additional bodies, increasing the casualty count to 12 dead. No identifiable remains were recovered for two Marines known to be present, and a week later one of the wounded died of his injuries. The fifteen men were
1stLt John W. Abbott, Hammond, IN, Bravo 13
2ndLt Timothy M. O'Neill, St Louis, MO, Bravo 13
Cpl Gary D. Carter, Tyler, TX, Bravo 13
Cpl Daniel L. Pucci, Berea, OH, Bravo 13 (DoW 06021969)
Cpl Jan Rauschkolb, Denver, CO, H&S 13
Cpl William F. Skaggs, St Paul, MN, Bravo 13
LCpl Paul A. Graff, Sunnyvale, CA, H&S 13
LCpl Michael A. Powell, Atlanta, GA, H&S 13
LCpl John Winters, Clark, NJ, Bravo 13
Pfc Jimmy K. Church, Columbus, OH, Bravo 13
Pfc Keith A. Kahlstorf, Britt, IA, Bravo 13
Pfc Edward T. O'Donovan, Chicago, IL, Bravo 13
Pfc Jim J. Walters, Sioux City, IA, Bravo 13
Pfc Leroy C. Williams, Jacksonville, FL, Bravo 13 (Body not recovered) FGrave Memorial # 61478537
Pvt Monek Weitz, Roxbury, MA, A Btry, 112 Marines (Body not recovered) FGrave Memorial #136272153
PFC O'Donovan is commemorated on The Wall a Panel 24W, Line 106.
★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
"These heroes are dead. They died for liberty - they died for us. They are at rest. They may or may not sleep in the land they made free, under the flag they rendered stainless, under the solemn pines, the sad hemlocks, the tearful willows, and the embracing vines. They sleep beneath the shadows of the clouds, careless alike of sunshine or of storm, each in the windowless Place of Rest. Earth may run red with other wars - they are at peace. In the midst of battle, in the roar of conflict, they found the serenity of death. I have one sentiment for soldiers living and dead: cheers for the living; tears for the dead." ~Robert G. Ingersoll
★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
Note: Information included in this memorial was originally researched and posted by FGraver Gunthrope - his/her dedication and work to the site is greatly appreciated.
★★★★★★★ RECIPIENT OF THE PURPLE HEART ★★★★★★★
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS
COMPANY B
PFC O'Donovan was featured in the June 27, 1969 edition of LIFE Magazine, " The Faces Of The American Dead In Vietnam, One Week's Toll".
A NOTE FROM THE VIRTUAL WALL
On 25 May 1969 Bravo Company, 1st Bn, 3rd Marines, was holding a defensive position about 5 kilometers southwest of Cam Lo (in Quang Tri Province just south of the DMZ). The position had received enemy 82mm mortar fire during the morning hours, apparently without harm, but the company's luck changed in the afternoon. The Command Chronology reports that
'At 251745H, at Bravo Company position vicinity YD055684, the NVA firing 82mm mortars ... dropped one round into the increments pit of the 81mm mortars, setting them on fire, fire spread to the 81mm ammo in the ammo pits, this started the 81mm ammo going off, and the fire spread to a pallet of 81mm ammo near the position, causing it to explode. People trying to put out the fire before the explosion got too close, Bravo suffered 8 KIA, 29 WIA, and 2 MIA. Rounds continued to cook off, making it impossible that night to get every one of the KIA or WIA out. Company forced to move off hill by continuous explosions.'
On the morning of the 26th the Marines regrouped, reoccupied the position, and recovered additional bodies, increasing the casualty count to 12 dead. No identifiable remains were recovered for two Marines known to be present, and a week later one of the wounded died of his injuries. The fifteen men were
1stLt John W. Abbott, Hammond, IN, Bravo 13
2ndLt Timothy M. O'Neill, St Louis, MO, Bravo 13
Cpl Gary D. Carter, Tyler, TX, Bravo 13
Cpl Daniel L. Pucci, Berea, OH, Bravo 13 (DoW 06021969)
Cpl Jan Rauschkolb, Denver, CO, H&S 13
Cpl William F. Skaggs, St Paul, MN, Bravo 13
LCpl Paul A. Graff, Sunnyvale, CA, H&S 13
LCpl Michael A. Powell, Atlanta, GA, H&S 13
LCpl John Winters, Clark, NJ, Bravo 13
Pfc Jimmy K. Church, Columbus, OH, Bravo 13
Pfc Keith A. Kahlstorf, Britt, IA, Bravo 13
Pfc Edward T. O'Donovan, Chicago, IL, Bravo 13
Pfc Jim J. Walters, Sioux City, IA, Bravo 13
Pfc Leroy C. Williams, Jacksonville, FL, Bravo 13 (Body not recovered) FGrave Memorial # 61478537
Pvt Monek Weitz, Roxbury, MA, A Btry, 112 Marines (Body not recovered) FGrave Memorial #136272153
PFC O'Donovan is commemorated on The Wall a Panel 24W, Line 106.
★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
"These heroes are dead. They died for liberty - they died for us. They are at rest. They may or may not sleep in the land they made free, under the flag they rendered stainless, under the solemn pines, the sad hemlocks, the tearful willows, and the embracing vines. They sleep beneath the shadows of the clouds, careless alike of sunshine or of storm, each in the windowless Place of Rest. Earth may run red with other wars - they are at peace. In the midst of battle, in the roar of conflict, they found the serenity of death. I have one sentiment for soldiers living and dead: cheers for the living; tears for the dead." ~Robert G. Ingersoll
Inscription
EDWARD T O'DONOVAN
ILLINOIS
PFC CO B 3 MAR 3 MAR DIV
VIETNAM BSM PH
MARCH 24 1950 MAY 25 1969
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