THE WALL OF FACES

From a joyful heart, thank you for your dedicated service. In cherishing and valuing freedom, you gave your very life.

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. As long as you are remembered you will remain in our hearts forever….

Never forgotten.

Semper Fi, Marine

You will forever remain in our hearts and prayers

Private First Class Joseph Samuel Herron was the son of Tucker and Margaret Herron of Jackson, MS. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps on May 20, 1964. PFC Herron was a Marine Anti-Tank Assaultman, age 21, born May 28, 1944, from Jackson, MS. PFC Herron arrived in Vietnam with Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein), III MAF, FMFPac. On March 4, Operation UTAH was launched under the command of Task Force Delta in the Son Thinh District of Quang Ngai Province where the Marines would encounter elements of the 21st NVA Regiment. On D-day 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines conducted a helicopter assault near the Chau Ngai complex of villages and was heavily engaged with a regiment of NVA regulars near Hill 50 and Hill 35. Elements of F Company and H Company were overrun but were able to recover and consolidate to a night position near Chau Ngai 4. By the end of D-Day, 2/7 counted 94 enemy KIA and estimated 63 WIA. Friendly losses were 44 KIA and 84 WIA. An additional 20+ persons received minor wounds and were not evacuated. The next day, 5 March, the battle moved to the North and 2/7 cleaned up the battlefields from the day before, recovering the dead, and clearing out caves and bunkers. On March 4 1966, PFC Herron was killed in action dying outright from enemy small arms fire.