HONORED ON PANEL 16E, LINE 56 OF THE WALL
LEE RAWN
WALL NAME
LEE A RAWN
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16E/56
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POSTED ON 1.25.2017
POSTED BY: CLAY MARSTON
IN REMEMBRANCE OF THIS FINE YOUNG UNITED STATES MARINE WHOSE NAME SHALL LIVE FOREVER MORE
IN REMEMBRANCE OF THIS FINE YOUNG
UNITED STATES MARINE
WHOSE NAME SHALL LIVE FOREVER MORE
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS
LEE ANDREW RAWN
served with the
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
PFC Rawn had been trained as a combat engineer and began his tour from Danang, Vietnam, on 31 July, 1966, where he was first assigned to C Company, 3rd Engineer Battalion.
He remained with them until 7 January 1967 when he was reassigned to HQ and Services Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines for 3 weeks and then for another short tour with Company A, 5th Engineer Battalion on Okinawa.
From the 16th of February until 4 March, he was back with H&S Company of the 3/9th and then finally with A Company until the 20th of March when he was evacuated for medical treatment.
PFC Rawn participated in many Operations in the 8 months he was in country:
Operation MISSISSIPPI (23 Nov-8 Dec 66) with E Company, 3rd Engineer Battalion;
Operation STERLING with 3/9th Marines (11-15 Dec);
Operation SWANEE with 3/9th Marines(2-21 Aug);
and
Operation BIG PANTHER with 3/9th Marines (21-23 Dec);
and
2 Counter Offensive Campaigns.
He fell ill on 10 March 1967 and was medically evacuated from Vietnam on 20 March 1967.
He died in the Army Hospital, Camp Kue, Okinawa on 24 April 1967.
PFC Rawn had completed two thirds of his tour in Vietnam when he succumbed to an unknown illness.
PFC LEE ANDREW RAWN was survived by his 20 year old wife, his mother Dolores Louise Caufield Rawn ( 1926- ), his father Jack Leo Rawn ( 1926-1978 ), four brothers, John D., Fred W., Thomas L. and Raymond R. Rawn; and three sisters, all married, Doreen G., Susan G., and Jacklyn E., all of Lake Worth, Florida.
Lee Andrew Rawn, along with his father Jack Leo Rawn, and many of his family members, are buried at Lake Worth Memory Gardens, Lake Worth, Palm Beach County, Florida.
He was a posthumous recipient of the
following military decorations -
NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL
VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL
REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM CAMPAIGN SERVICE MEDAL
SEMPER FIDELIS
YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN
NOR SHALL YOU EVER BE
R E M E M B R A N C E
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POSTED ON 7.25.2016
POSTED BY: Jimmy Sullivan Sgt USMC 1970-1978 Nam vet / Greenacres boy
semper fi
i always knew you were in The Corps, but could never find your name. Semper Fi ,Brother. Never forgotten. Say hey to Clarence Jones, Jackie Duckett, Billy Campbell, Donnie Atwell, Gordon Murray and Billy Laney, all the boys from Greenacres City.
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POSTED ON 6.21.2016
POSTED BY: Frank Foran
You Are Not Forgotten
Lee,
Although we never met, you were my brother. Your death was a great loss for your family as well as, our great nation. I pray that you are in the hands of The Lord. Thank you for your sacrifice Brave Marine.
Although we never met, you were my brother. Your death was a great loss for your family as well as, our great nation. I pray that you are in the hands of The Lord. Thank you for your sacrifice Brave Marine.
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