This is the official VIC 4 VETS Honor Roll, highlighting our Honored Veterans during Veterans Appreciation Month.
SUBMITTED BY: Ken
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CHARLES ANTHONY MCGUIRK – UNCLE CHUCK
Name
Charles Anthony McGuirk
From
St Louis, St Louis County, Missouri
Birth Date
1 August 1946
Casualty Date
19 July 1966
War
Vietnam War
Service Branch
Marine Corps
Rank
Private First Class
Specialty
Rifleman
Unit/Group
3rd Marine Division, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, C Company
Casualty Type
Died through hostile action
Location
South Vietnam, Quang Nam province
Purple Heart
★ Combat Action Ribbon
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ National Defense Service Medal
★ Vietnam Campaign Medal
★ Vietnam Service Medal
★ Marine Corps Presidential Unit Citation
★ Vietnam Gallantry Cross
During his service in the Vietnam War, Marine Corps Private First Class McGuirk experienced a traumatic event which ultimately resulted in loss of life on 19 July 1966.
Boat sank in the Ca De River 2k from the Nam O Bridge in Quang Nam Province during Operation Hastings sweeps. He left a wife Louise McGuirk
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