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David Graham Vest

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David Graham Vest

Birth
Glasgow, Valley County, Montana, USA
Death
7 Sep 2018 (aged 83)
Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, USA
Burial
Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, USA GPS-Latitude: 30.3588194, Longitude: -87.2896583
Plot
SECTION 71 SITE 44
Memorial ID
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David Graham Vest
August 29, 1935 - September 7, 2018

David Graham Vest, 83, of Pensacola, FL passed away Friday, September 7, 2018.

He was born in Glasgow, Montana on August 29, 1935 to Gaylord Graham and Alyce Elizabeth (Seeley) Vest. He served his country in the Unite States Marine Corps, retiring as a LTCOL on June 30, 1978 with 20 years of service. He was awarded several awards for his service including a Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Air Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, Presidential Unit Citation, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal and Vietnam Campaign Medal. After his military service, Mr. Vest received a Law Degree and practiced law in California. Retiring from his law practice Mr. Vest moved to Pensacola.

A funeral cortege will depart Harper-Morris Memorial Chapel at 11:45pm Friday, October 5, 2018 to the Naval Aviation Memorial Chapel on NAS Pensacola, for a Memorial Service at 12:30pm. Committal service with Full Marine Honors will follow at Barrancas National Cemetery at 1:30pm.

Name: VEST, DAVID GRAHAM
Rank & Branch: LTCOL US MARINE CORPS
War Period: VIETNAM
Date of Birth: 08/29/1935
Date of Death: 09/07/2018
Buried At: SECTION 71 SITE 44 Map layout of BARRANCAS NATIONAL CEMETERY
Cemetery: BARRANCAS NATIONAL CEMETERY
Cemetery Address: NAVAL AIR STATION, 1 CEMETERY ROAD PENSACOLA, FL 32508 Small map image
Telephone: (850) 453-4108
David Graham Vest
August 29, 1935 - September 7, 2018

David Graham Vest, 83, of Pensacola, FL passed away Friday, September 7, 2018.

He was born in Glasgow, Montana on August 29, 1935 to Gaylord Graham and Alyce Elizabeth (Seeley) Vest. He served his country in the Unite States Marine Corps, retiring as a LTCOL on June 30, 1978 with 20 years of service. He was awarded several awards for his service including a Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Air Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, Presidential Unit Citation, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal and Vietnam Campaign Medal. After his military service, Mr. Vest received a Law Degree and practiced law in California. Retiring from his law practice Mr. Vest moved to Pensacola.

A funeral cortege will depart Harper-Morris Memorial Chapel at 11:45pm Friday, October 5, 2018 to the Naval Aviation Memorial Chapel on NAS Pensacola, for a Memorial Service at 12:30pm. Committal service with Full Marine Honors will follow at Barrancas National Cemetery at 1:30pm.

Name: VEST, DAVID GRAHAM
Rank & Branch: LTCOL US MARINE CORPS
War Period: VIETNAM
Date of Birth: 08/29/1935
Date of Death: 09/07/2018
Buried At: SECTION 71 SITE 44 Map layout of BARRANCAS NATIONAL CEMETERY
Cemetery: BARRANCAS NATIONAL CEMETERY
Cemetery Address: NAVAL AIR STATION, 1 CEMETERY ROAD PENSACOLA, FL 32508 Small map image
Telephone: (850) 453-4108

Inscription

Rank & Branch: LTCOL US MARINE CORPS
War Period: VIETNAM


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