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The 27th Marines was again reactivated during the Vietnam War on 1 January 1966, but was mainly used as a pool for new replacements before they went overseas. The 1st Battalion based at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii was the only battalion with personnel assigned in 1966.
On 26 May the 1st Battalion 26th Marines reinforced the operation, while on the 28th 3/27 Marines was relieved by 1st Battalion 27th Marines and 3/5 Marines was returned to the Division reserve. During early June the 1/26 and 1/27 Marines carried out ongoing search and clear operations on the island with regular ambushes by small PAVN/Vietcong ...
2nd Battalion, 27th Marines: South Vietnam, Quảng Nam Province: Disappeared while inspecting a river bank [112] Presumptive finding of death [3] March 16: Krausman, Edward L: Private First Class: USMC: 2nd Battalion, 27th Marines: South Vietnam, Quảng Nam Province: Disappeared while inspecting a river bank [113] Presumptive finding of death ...
2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines and ARVN operation to engage the PAVN 806th and 812th Battalions, 6th Regiment that had recently moved into the Quảng Điền District between Route 1 and the South China Sea about 20 km north of Huế: Thừa Thiên Province: 54: 6 Jun 27 – Dec 1 68: Operation Boone [29]
1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Battalion, 26th Marines, 1st, 2nd & 3rd Battalions, 27th Marines and 2nd Battalion, 13th Marines operation: Go Noi Island, southern Quảng Nam Province: 1,017: 240 May 9 – 16: Operation Concordia Square/Lam Son 224 [1] [8]: 74
Ordered to the Republic of Vietnam in July 1968, he was assigned duty as mortar man with H&S Company, 2nd Battalion, 27th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein), FMF. In August, he was reassigned to the 3rd Marine Division where he saw combat as a rifleman, M-79 Man with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines.
In August 1966, he transferred to Company F, 2nd Battalion 27th Marines, 5th Marine Division, for duty as Company Gunnery Sergeant. For his combat service in Vietnam, he was awarded the Silver Star, the Navy Commendation Medal with valor device, and two awards of the Purple Heart.
In July 1968, he was deployed to the Republic of Vietnam. He first saw duty as a rifleman with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 27th Marines, 1st Marine Division. In September 1968, he was assigned duty as fire team leader with Company I, 3rd Battalion 9th Marines, 3rd Marine Division and was promoted to lance corporal on November 1, 1968.