WALTER  JOHN  GELIEN

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Deceased 10/28/1965
Rate/Rank
 HMC(FMF)
Service Branch
USN 8/1949 - 10/1965
Speciality
FMF COMBAT CORPSMAN
Born
 08/18/1930
NEW YORK, NY
KILLED IN ACTION IN QUANG NAM PROVINCE, SOUTH VIETNAM.
SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS
VMO-2, MAG-16
1ST MAW, III MAF
SIGNIFICANT AWARDS
PURPLE HEART 
COMBAT ACTION RIBBON 
NAVY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL WITH 4 STARS 
NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL WITH 1 STAR 
VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR 
REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM GALLANTRY CROSS UNIT CITATION 
REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM CIVIL ACTIONS UNIT CITATION 
REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM CAMPAIGN MEDAL