HONORED ON PANEL 18E, LINE 54 OF THE WALL
PHILIP GENE OVERTURF
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PHILIP G OVERTURF
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18E/54
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LEFT FOR PHILIP GENE OVERTURF
POSTED ON 11.28.2023
POSTED BY: [email protected]
Final Mission of PVT Philip G. Overturf
During the month of April 1967, the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division conducted small unit patrols to interdict suspected enemy land and waterway infiltration routes and provide rice harvest protection in their area of responsibility in Quang Nam Province, RVN. At 10:45 AM on April 20, 1967, seven Marines from Third Platoon, G Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, were collecting building material for an impromptu bridge ten kilometers (6.0 miles) northeast of Liberty Bridge in Quang Nam Province, RVN, when a booby trap was detonated. The men were cutting bamboo to place over a stream so they could return to their company’s position when an M16A1 “Bouncing Betty” antipersonnel mine exploded. The Marines were working together within a five-yard radius of the device when the blast occurred. Three members of the platoon were killed, and the other four were wounded. The bounding mine lifted above the Marines, inflicting fatal head and trunk injuries. The lost personnel included LCPL James W. Barnes Jr., LCPL John H. La Duke, and PVT Philip G. Overturf. Aeromedical evacuation was requested for the casualties. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org and “Command Chronology, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division” at ttu.edu]
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POSTED ON 8.29.2023
POSTED BY: john fabris
honoring you.....
Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. You died at 18 years of age. I am 74 and have lived a long and fulfilling life. It is tragic you never had that same opportunity. May you rest in eternal peace.
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POSTED ON 3.14.2023
POSTED BY: Dennis Broy
BASEBALL
WOULD LOVE TO PLAY A GAME WITH MY FAVORITE SECOND BASEMAN…. DINK
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POSTED ON 12.10.2021
POSTED BY: jamie William amd
uncle phillip
i never knew you. wished i had !! my mother spoke if you often !! i say your name as i look at the rubbing from the memorial ! you are not forgotten
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POSTED ON 3.8.2021
POSTED BY: Lucy Micik
Thank You
Dear Pvt Philip Overturf, Thank you for your service as a Rifleman. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. Lent has begun. Time passes quickly. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage and faithfulness, especially now. Rest in peace with the angels.
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