WILLIE  DONALD  TYRONE

Deceased 05/30/1965
Rate/Rank
SSGT
Service Branch
USMC 11/1951 - 5/1965
Speciality
INFANTRY UNIT LEADER
Born
11/22/1932
NOLAN, TX
KILLED IN ACTION IN QUANG NGAI PROVINCE, SOUTH VIETNAM.
SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS
BDQ ADV TEAM TD 39, ADV TEAM 7S
NAVAL ADV GROUP, MACV
SIGNIFICANT AWARDS
NAVY CROSS * PURPLE HEART WITH 1 GOLD STAR 
COMBAT ACTION RIBBON WITH 1 GOLD STAR * MARINE CORPS GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL WITH 2 STARS 
NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL WITH 1 STAR 
KOREAN SERVICE MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR 
ARMED FORCES EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL 
VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR 
MARINE CORPS RECRUITING RIBBON 
MARINE CORPS DRILL INSTRUCTOR RIBBON 
REPUBLIC OF KOREA PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION 
REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM GALLANTRY CROSS UNIT CITATION 
REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM CIVIL ACTIONS UNIT CITATION 
REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM CAMPAIGN MEDAL 
UNITED NATIONS SERVICE MEDAL 
REPUBLIC OF KOREA WAR SERVICE MEDAL