He was serving in Company D, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division in Chu Lai, South Vietnam.
Then-Private Cruce was injured in an accidental explosion and fire at a shower point in the Chu Lai complex, Quang Ngai Province, in South Vietnam, on 13 June 1965; two other Marines died in the incident. Cruce was evacuated to Japan, where he died on 21 June.
His grave marker reflects a posthumous promotion to Private first class.
Then-Private Cruce was injured in an accidental explosion and fire at a shower point in the Chu Lai complex, Quang Ngai Province, in South Vietnam, on 13 June 1965; two other Marines died in the incident. Cruce was evacuated to Japan, where he died on 21 June.
His grave marker reflects a posthumous promotion to Private first class.
He was serving in Company D, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division in Chu Lai, South Vietnam.
Then-Private Cruce was injured in an accidental explosion and fire at a shower point in the Chu Lai complex, Quang Ngai Province, in South Vietnam, on 13 June 1965; two other Marines died in the incident. Cruce was evacuated to Japan, where he died on 21 June.
His grave marker reflects a posthumous promotion to Private first class.
Then-Private Cruce was injured in an accidental explosion and fire at a shower point in the Chu Lai complex, Quang Ngai Province, in South Vietnam, on 13 June 1965; two other Marines died in the incident. Cruce was evacuated to Japan, where he died on 21 June.
His grave marker reflects a posthumous promotion to Private first class.
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