Richard the son of Charles Desper Sr. and Eva Desper of Franklin MA enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps on March 19 1968 in Providence R.I. He arrived in Vietnam on October 22 where he was assigned for duty and served with Company L, BLT (Battalion Landing Team) 3/26, 9th MAB, FMFPAc.
On February 26, during Operation TAYLOR Common in Quang Nam Province Lima Company came int contact with an enemy Company in the vicinity of the hamlet of Dai Khuong (6) in an area known as the Arizona Territory northwest of the An Hoa Combat Base.
During the assault on the enemy positions, the Marines came under heavy small arms, Rocket Propelled, and enemy Mortar fire during which 6 men were killed int he action, 29 wounded, 2 of whom would die of their wounds. One of the casualties was LCPL Richard Desper who was killed in action as a result of multi fragmentation wounds by the enemy mortar fire.
Richard the son of Charles Desper Sr. and Eva Desper of Franklin MA enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps on March 19 1968 in Providence R.I. He arrived in Vietnam on October 22 where he was assigned for duty and served with Company L, BLT (Battalion Landing Team) 3/26, 9th MAB, FMFPAc.
On February 26, during Operation TAYLOR Common in Quang Nam Province Lima Company came int contact with an enemy Company in the vicinity of the hamlet of Dai Khuong (6) in an area known as the Arizona Territory northwest of the An Hoa Combat Base.
During the assault on the enemy positions, the Marines came under heavy small arms, Rocket Propelled, and enemy Mortar fire during which 6 men were killed int he action, 29 wounded, 2 of whom would die of their wounds. One of the casualties was LCPL Richard Desper who was killed in action as a result of multi fragmentation wounds by the enemy mortar fire.
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