Bio courtesy of Victor Vilionis Clyde was the son of Mr Ora Minix and Mrs Irene Minix of North Judson IN. He enlisted in the US Marine Corps on Jul 16, 1963 and was eventually assigned to Company G, 2d Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st MARDIV (Rein) FMF in Vietnam.

During Operation PRAIRIE, on September 24 by 12:00H the Marines of Company G reported being in heavy contact with the NVA who were using heavy automatic weapons and small arms fire with volleys of 82 mm mortars. Half way towards their objective, because of the heavy volume of enemy fire directed towards them the men were unable to advance or withdraw, Company F was immediately ordered to advance towards the stalled Marine Company and assist.

As Company F moved south towards the on-going battle and approximately 500 meters before they could link up with the men under siege they were also hit with a barrage of 82 mm mortars, as well as a heavy volume of automatic weapons fire preventing any further forward progress. The order came for both units to break contact and return to base camp. When the men finally returned to the base camp, Company F reported two men killed in action and seventeen wounded, Company G reported ten Marines and one USN Corpsman killed in action, seven of the men who were killed in action were unrecoverable and temporarily listed as MIA until their bodies would be recovered by Company E and G on September 28, twenty six Company G Marines had also been wounded during the long and difficult day. Sgt Minix was one of the many casualties who were killed in action as a result of multiple fragmentation wounds.

Casualties: Company G

Cecil Everette Dorsey
James Everett Graham Jr.
John Theodore Klump
Burns Winship Knowlton Jr. Missing in action, recovered April 6, 1967
Rexford Adelbert LaRock
Clyde Minix
Robert Patrick Minor
Howard Glenn Morrison
Gerald Claude McKeen

Casualties: H&S Company attached to Company G

Gerald Claude McKeen