List of decorated Marines from 3rd Battalion 3rd Marines

This is a complete list of Marines from the 3rd Battalion 3rd Marine Regiment who have been awarded the United States's Medal of Honor, Navy Cross, or Silver Star. An asterisk after a recipient's name indicates that the award was given posthumously.

World War II

Six Marines from 3rd Battalion were awarded the Navy Cross during World War II, four of them during the Battle of Bougainville and the other two during the Battle of Guam. Only one 3/3 Marine were awarded the Medal of Honor during World War II.

Medal of Honor

Luther Skaggs, Jr.

Luther Skaggs, Jr.

Rank and billet: Private First Class, Mortarman

Organization: Headquarters Platoon, Company K

Date and place of action: 1944-07-21 - 1944-07-22, Asan-Adelup Beachead, Guam

Entered service: 1943–1946

Birth: 1923, Henderson, Kentucky

Death: 1976

Navy Cross

James Beck

Rank and billet: Private, Rifleman

Organization: Company K

Date and place of action: 1943-11-22, Piva Forks, Bougainville

Entered service: Unknown

Birth: Unknown

Ralph Houser

Rank and billet: Lieutenant Colonel, Battalion Commander

Organization: H&S Company

Date and place of action: 1944-07-21 - 1944-07-23, Asan-Adelup Beachead, Guam

Entered service: 1935, Quantico, Virginia

Birth: 1914, Iowa City, Iowa

Death: 2001, Reston, Virginia

John Logan, Jr.*

Rank and billet: Corporal, Squad Leader

Organization: Unknown

Date and place of action: 1943-11-24, Piva Forks, Bougainville

Entered service: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Birth: Washington, D.C.

Death: 1943, Bougainville

Vernon Miller

Rank and billet: 1st Lieutenant, Platoon Commander

Organization: Machine Gun Platoon, Company K

Date and place of action: 1944-07-21 - 1944-07-23, Asan-Adelup Beachead, Guam

Entered service:

Birth:

Death:

Paul Torian

Rank and billet: Captain, Company Commander

Organization: Company K

Date and place of action: 1943-11-24, Piva Forks, Bougainville

Entered service: Evansville, Indiana

Birth: 1920, Evansville, Indiana

Death: 2004

Robert Turnbull*

Rank and billet: Captain, Company Commander

Organization: Company L

Date and place of action: 1943-11-24, Piva Forks, Bougainville

Entered service: Lawrenceville, Virginia

Birth: Lawrenceville, Virginia

Death: 1943, Bougainville

James Luther Lee Jnr*

Citation: Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 328 (July 1944)

Rank: Pharmacist's Mate Third Class

Company: Corpsman

Date and place of action: 1943-11-21, Piva Forks, Bougainville

Entered service: Austin, Texas

Born: September 8, 1924 at Fiskville, Texas

Home Town: Round Rock, Texas

Death: Killed in Action 1943-11-21, Piva Forks, Bougainville

Legion of Merit

Royal Bastian

Rank and billet: Major, Battalion Executive Officer, Acting Battalion Commander

Organization: H&S Company

Date and place of action: 1944-07-23 - 1944-08-10, Asan-Adelup Beachead, Guam

Entered service: UNK

Birth: UNK

Death: UNK

Vietnam

Medal of Honor

Ronald L. Coker*

Rank and billet: Private First Class, Rifleman

Organization: Company M

Date and place of action: 1969-03-24, Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam

Entered service: 1968-04-16, Denver, Colorado

Birth: 1947-08-09, Alliance, Nebraska

Death: 1969-03-24, Quang Tri Province

Robert O'Malley

Rank and billet: Corporal, Squad Leader

Organization: Company I

Date and place of action: 1965-08-18, Operation Starlite, Republic of Vietnam

Entered service: 1961-10-11, New York, NY

Birth: 1943-06-03, New York, NY

Death: N/A

William Prom*

Rank and billet: Lance Corporal, Machine Gunner

Organization: Machine Gun Section, Company I

Date and place of action: 1969-02-09, Near An Hoa, Republic of Vietnam

Entered service: 1967-12-27, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Birth: 1948-11-17, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Death: 1969-02-09, Near An Hoa

Navy Cross

Joseph Muir

Rank and billet: Lieutenant Colonel, Battalion Commander

Organization: H&S Company

Date and place of action: 1965-08-18 to 1965-08-24, Operation Starlite, Republic of Vietnam

Entered service: Unknown

Birth: 1948-06-08, New York, NY

Death: 1965-09-11, Da Nang, Republic of Vietnam

Bruce Webb*

Rank and billet: Captain, Company Commander

Organization: Company I

Date and place of action: 1965-08-18, Operation Starlite, Republic of Vietnam

Entered service: Unknown

Birth: 1933-11-10, Wheaton, IL

Death: 1965-08-18, Republic of Vietnam

James Mulloy

Rank and billet: Sergeant, Supply NCO

Organization: H&S Company

Date and place of action: 1965-08-18, Operation Starlite, Republic of Vietnam

Entered service: Unknown

Birth: Unknown

Death:

Robert Moe

Rank and billet: Staff Sergeant, Platoon Commander

Organization: Company L, 3rd Platoon

Date and place of action: 1965-12-09, Quang Tin Province, Republic of Vietnam

Entered service: Unknown

Birth: Unknown

Death:

Grover Dickson*

Rank and billet: Corporal, Squad Leader

Organization: Company K, 2nd Platoon

Date and place of action: 1966-11-11, Operation Prairie, Republic of Vietnam

Entered service: New Orleans, LA

Birth: 1938-03-15, Fort Worth, TX

Death: 1966-11-11, Republic of Vietnam

James Kelly*

Rank and billet: Corporal, Grenadier

Organization: Company I

Date and place of action: 1967-03-24, An Hoa, Republic of Vietnam

Entered service: Sacramento, CA

Birth: 1945-03-12

Death: 1967-03-24, Republic of Vietnam

Louis Pichon*

Rank and billet: Gunnery Sergeant, Company Gunnery Sergeant

Organization: Company I

Date and place of action: 1967-03-24, Cam Lo, Republic of Vietnam

Entered service: Slidell, LA

Birth: Unknown

Death: 1967-03-24, Republic of Vietnam

Robert Schley*

Rank and billet: Corporal, Machine Gun Team Leader

Organization: Company M

Date and place of action: 1967-04-30, Battle of Hill 881, Republic of Vietnam

Entered service: Unknown

Birth: 1944-01-21, Oregon, WI

Death: 1967-04-30, Republic of Vietnam

Terrance Meier*

Rank and billet: Staff Sergeant, Platoon Sergeant

Organization: Company M, 2nd Platoon

Date and place of action: 1967-07-21, Ca Lu, Republic of Vietnam

Entered service: Portland, OR

Birth: Unknown

Death: 1967-07-21, Republic of Vietnam

Robert Lee Quick*

Rank and billet: Private First Class, Rifleman

Organization: Company K

Date and place of action: 1968-02-07, Gio Linh, Republic of Vietnam

Entered service: Wallaceton, PA

Birth: Unknown

Death: 1968-02-07, Republic of Vietnam

Edward Day*

Rank and billet: Lance Corporal, Squad Leader

Organization: Company L

Date and place of action: 1968-08-26, The Rockpile, Republic of Vietnam

Entered service: Philadelphia, PA

Birth: 1949-07-12

Death: 1968-08-26, Republic of Vietnam

Vernon Yarber*

Rank and billet: Lance Corporal, Squad Leader

Organization: Company L

Date and place of action: 1968-08-26, The Rockpile, Republic of Vietnam

Entered service: Jacksonville, FL

Birth:

Death: 1968-08-26, Republic of Vietnam

Robert Dalton

Rank and billet: Corporal, Squad Leader

Organization: Company K

Date and place of action: 1969-05-25, Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone, Republic of Vietnam

Entered service: Unknown

Birth: Unknown

Death:

Roger Rosenberger*

Rank and billet: Private First Class, Rifleman

Organization: Company M

Date and place of action: 1969-06-17, Dong Ha, Republic of Vietnam

Entered service: Swartz Creek, MI

Birth: 1950-07-29

Death: 1969-06-17, Republic of Vietnam

James McWhorter*

Rank and billet: Lance Corporal, Squad Leader

Organization: Company L, 3rd Platoon

Date and place of action: 1969-08-22, Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam

Entered service: Beaverton, OR

Birth: Unknown

Death: 1969-08-22, Republic of Vietnam

Terrence Kierznowski*

Rank and billet: Hospitalman Second Class, Corpsman

Organization: Company K

Date and place of action: 1969-09-12, Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam

Entered service: Crete, IL

Birth: Unknown

Death: 1969-09-12, Republic of Vietnam

Silver Star

Lance Corporal Dennis Scalici, a fire team leader with Lima Company, won two Silver Stars within a four month period.

Global War on Terror

Medal of Honor

As of June 2011, one Marine from Third Battalion has been nominated for the Medal of Honor in the Global War on Terror.

Corporal Dakota Meyer

Dakota Meyer

Rank and billet: Corporal

Organization: Embedded Training Team 2-8

Date and place of action: 2008-09-08, Kunar province, Afghanistan

Entered service: Greensburg, Kentucky

Birth: Greensburg, Kentucky

Silver Star

As of June 2011, only one Marine from Third Battalion has earned the Silver Star in the Global War on Terror.

1st Lieutenant Stephen Boada

Stephen Boada

Rank and billet: 1st Lieutenant, Forward Air Controller

Organization: Company K, 2nd Platoon

Date and place of action: 2005-05-05 - 2005-05-09, Shatagal Village, Afghanistan

Entered service: Bristol, Connecticut

Birth: Bristol, Connecticut

Statistics

Parentheses indicate number of times award was posthumous.

Conflict	Year	Medal of Honor	Navy Cross	Silver Star
World War II	1943	0	4(2)	????
World War II	1944	1	2	????
Vietnam War	1965	1	4(1)	10(?)
Vietnam War	1966	0	1(1)	6(?)
Vietnam War	1967	0	4(4)	27(?)
Vietnam War	1968	0	3(3)	27(?)
Vietnam War	1969	2(2)	4(3)	32(?)
Global War on Terrorism	2005	0	0	1

References

• ""India Company Personal Awards"". India Company 3rd Battalion 3rd Regiment - Vietnam. http://dochoppyshelp.homestead.com/INDIAmedals.html. Retrieved 2007-05-05. 
• Doug & Pam Sterner. ""Navy Cross Awards to members of the U.S. Marines in World War II"". HomeOfHeroes.com. Archived from the original on 2006-12-23. http://web.archive.org/web/20061223213139/http://www.homeofheroes.com/valor/1_Citations/03_wwii-nc/nc_06wwii_usmc.html. Retrieved 2007-02-26. 
• Doug & Pam Sterner. ""Navy Cross Awards to members of the U.S. Marines in Vietnam"". HomeOfHeroes.com. Archived from the original on 2006-12-20. http://web.archive.org/web/20061220131811/http://www.homeofheroes.com/valor/1_Citations/07_RVN-nc/nc_19rvn_usmcA.html. Retrieved 2007-03-10. 

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