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