David Leroy Mc Kee
Private First Class
A CO, 1ST BN, 5TH MARINES, 1ST MARDIV, III MAF
United States Marine Corps
Gary, Indiana
September 11, 1950 to June 08, 1969
DAVID L McKEE is on the Wall at Panel W23, Line 113
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A Note from The Virtual Wall

During June 1969 the 1st Bn, 5th Marines was conducting offensive operations in the area immediately west of An Hoa. On 08 June Alpha 1/5 encountered a well-dug-in enemy force. The 1/5 Command Chronology contains the following entry describing what happened next:

The engagement, which took place on the slope of Ong Thu mountain about 5 kilometers west of the An Hoa airfield, cost the lives of five Alpha 1/5 Marines:
  • LCpl David L. Bell, Kingston, TN;
  • LCpl William H. Green, Corning, AR;
  • LCpl Keo J. Keshner, New Florence, MO (Silver Star);
  • Pfc Robert N. Latimer, Stone Park, IL; and
  • Pfc David L. McKee, Gary, IN.

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