PHILIP G OVERTURF
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HONORED ON PANEL 18E, LINE 54 OF THE WALL

PHILIP GENE OVERTURF

WALL NAME

PHILIP G OVERTURF

PANEL / LINE

18E/54

DATE OF BIRTH

07/21/1948

CASUALTY PROVINCE

QUANG NAM

DATE OF CASUALTY

04/20/1967

HOME OF RECORD

WEST FRANKFORT

COUNTY OF RECORD

Franklin County

STATE

IL

BRANCH OF SERVICE

MARINE CORPS

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LEFT FOR PHILIP GENE OVERTURF
POSTED ON 11.28.2023

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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