MARCHAND, WAYNE ELLSWORTH

Casualty Date:08 April 1962
Service:U.S. Army
Pay / Military Grade:E6 / SSGT
Service Occupation Code:11B40
Length of Service:12 years
Date Tour in SEA Began:*bad date*
Cause of Death:Hostile - Died While Missing
Gunshot or Small Arms Fire
Country of Casualty:South Vietnam
Province:Province and Military Region Unknown

Date of Birth:03 October 1932
Age at time of death:29
Home of Record:OMAHA, NE
Marital Status:Single
Gender:Male
Race:Caucasian
Religion:Presbyterian

Notes:Wounded when the 3rd Company, 7th VC Liberation Battalion overran his position at An Chau, 12 miles from Da Nang. He was executed along with GABRIEL, JAMES JR by his captors during their withdrawal.

They were the first Special Forces personnel killed in combat in Vietnam.

SOURCE: Southeast Asia Combat Area Casualties Database



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