THE WALL OF FACES

Never forgotten.

Semper Fi, Marine

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. We should be forever thankful for the sacrifices of you and so many others to ensure the freedoms we so often take for granted.

Dear Lcpl James Metoyer, Thank you for your service as a Rifleman. I researched you on your 74th birthday, happy birthday. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. It is another autumn. Time passes quickly. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage and faithfulness, especially now. Rest in peace with the angels.

Marine Corps Recruit Depot
San Diego, CA
First Battalion
Platoon 114

Commenced Training: 22 February 1965
Graduated: 04 May 1965

SGT D.L. Hatten - Platoon Commander
SGT J.E. Gray - Drill Instructor
CPL R.D. Smith - Drill Instructor
CPL G.S. Giles - Drill Instructor

LCPL James E. Metoyer was the only member
of Platoon 114 to be KIA in Viet Nam.

Semper Fidelis, Marine!

LCPL James E. Metoyer was a rifleman serving with M Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines. On August 14, 1966, while on patrol near the village of Phuoc Thuan in Binh Son District, LCPL Metoyer’s unit engaged in a brief fire fight with the Viet Cong and four men were wounded, one of the casualties being Metoyer, who was treated at the Battalion Aid Station and returned to duty. On August 31, 1966, two weeks after being wounded by the enemy, while on a squad combat patrol near Tan Phuoc hamlet in Binh Son District, a Marine accidently discharged his weapon, striking Metoyer in the neck. Metoyer was fatally injured in the incident. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org, findagrave.com, and “Telegram From Marine General Gives Details of Metoyer’s Death.” Dated September 1, 1966, publication unknown, courtesy of Mrs. Morgan, volunteer, Natchitoches Genealogical & Historical Society, Natchitoches, LA]