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U.S. MARINE CORPS, WHO DIED IN ACTION FEB. 4, 1969. SOUTH OF DA NANG, QUANG NAM PROVINCE, REPUBLIC OF SOUTH VIETNAM. WHILE PARTICIPATING AS CREW CHIEF OF A HELICOPTER FLYING IN SUPPORT OF THE U.S. MARINE FORCES INVOLVED IN OPERATION LYNN RIVER. FROM JAN. 13, 1967 TO FEB. 4, 1969, CORPORAL BRUBAKER SERVED WITH THE MARINE MEDIUM HELICOPTER SQUADRON 362, 1ST MARINE AIR WING. DURING WHICH PERIOD HE RECIEVED 31 AIR MEDALS, 3 U.S. AND 2 VIETNAMESE CITATIONS FOR HIS DISREGARD OF PERSONAL SAFETY UNDER THE MOST HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. THIS MEMORIAL, ERECTED BY HIS PARENTS, MR. AND MRS. JOSEPH BRUBAKER, HONORS A SON WHO IN LIFE WAS TO THEM WHAT HE LATER BECAME TO HIS COUNTRY.
DEDICATED ON JUNE 4TH 1972 BY BROTHER MARINES OF THE MARINE BARRACKS, FORT MEADE, MARYLAND: 4TH ENGINEER BATTALION, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND: AND MARINES ASSIGNED TO FORT RICHIE, MARYLAND.. SENIOR OFFICER PRESENT, LIEUTENANT COLONEL WALTER E. SEARS, USMC
DEDICATED ON JUNE 4TH 1972 BY BROTHER MARINES OF THE MARINE BARRACKS, FORT MEADE, MARYLAND: 4TH ENGINEER BATTALION, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND: AND MARINES ASSIGNED TO FORT RICHIE, MARYLAND.. SENIOR OFFICER PRESENT, LIEUTENANT COLONEL WALTER E. SEARS, USMC
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 287537 N 4401612 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 39.73795000, -77.47943333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 44.277', W 77° 28.766' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 44' 16.62" N, 77° 28' 45.96" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 717 |
| Can be seen from road? | No |
| Is marker in the median? | No |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 9 Buchanan Trail E, Waynesboro PA 17268, US |
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