A Marine Platoon Leader in I Corps, South Vietnam, 1966-1967

Marshall Croy was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps in January 1966. He served thirteen months in northern South Vietnam (I Corps), leading Marines in numerous combat engagements. He was wounded after nine months in Vietnam. After returning to the U.S., he deployed to the Mediterranean. His next duty was as a Casualty Notification Officer in the Salt Lake City, Utah, region. Mr. Croy retired from the Marine Corps in 1986. See the discussion with Mr. Croy about his duty as a Casualty Notification Officer: • A Casualty Notificatio... . See Jack McCabe's compilation, "Those Left Behind": www.amazon.com... Posted as part of the "War & Life: Discussions with Veterans" project. warandlifedisc... (Note: Rufus Timothy Williams was killed in action in June 1967, not 1966.)
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