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Submitted by: Ken Williams, Exec. Producer / Commentator The Vic Porcelli Show

CHARLES ANTHONY MCGUIRK – UNCLE CHUCK
This is the VIC 4 VETS, Veteran Of The Day, during Veterans Month in America.
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

This is today’s VIC 4 VETS, Veteran Of The Day, during Veterans Month in America on NewsTalkSTL.

 

 

Submit a vet so Vic and Ken can honor them

June is VIC FOR VETS month.

Every day in June, Vic and Ken will honor a veteran…living or dead…during Medal of Honor June.  If you have anyone in your family or close circle who served that we can honor, please email their information to KEN at NEWSTALKSTL dot COM

 

NAME & RANK:

BRANCH & (optional) Battalion/Platoon:

DATE OF SERVICE:

ANY MEDALS OR AWARDS (optional):

MORE INFO:  THIS is the storytelling part…anything that helps us tell their BRIEF story would be great.

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