THE WALL OF FACES

This is his boot camp photo from Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Platoon 254. He earned the title “U.S. Marine” on April 22, 1966.

Thank you for your service and sacrifice to our great country my brother. Semper Fi

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. The remembrance from Dana Jones Kaiser-Ausloos is moving. As long as you are remembered you will always be with us….

I’m 70 now and we were friends when we were just kids! Next door neighbors, your parents were my godparents. I’m not going to talk about your service all though I thank you for that. I want to say how it hurt to lose you and how I missed you after you were gone. You were someone special and didn’t deserve to leave us so soon!

Private First Class Donald Glen Dingeldein, Served with Company C, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, Third Marine Amphibious Force.

PFC Donald G. Dingeldein was a machine gunner serving with C Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division. On September 14, 1966, PFC Dingeldein was at the Battery K, 4th Battalion, 12th Marines artillery firing position, two miles south of the Nam-O Bridge in Quang Nam Province, RVN, when he was fatally wounded in an accidental discharge incident. Reportedly, a .30 caliber carbine rifle belonging to an Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) Regional Forces soldier attached to C Company was inadvertently fired. The errant round hit Dingeldein in the right jaw, exiting the back of his head and killing him instantly. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org and ttu.edu]