- SURNAME
Mickelson
- FORENAME
Dennis Erwin
- UNIT
3 Recon Bn (A Company) (3 MarDiv)
- RANK
Lance Corporal
- NUMBER
2394453
- DATE OF DEATH
28th December 1968
- AGE
19
- GRAVESITE
Rest Haven Memorial Park,Eugene,Lane County,Oregon
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from Eugene,Oregon
born 7.12.1949
son of Wilda Minetta (nee Loewen) Martin
single mother - married William Rubin Martin 15.1.1965
single
attended South Eugene High School
1 year service
award Silver Star (for 5.12.1968)
KIA Hill 819,Quang Tri Province,South Vietnam
Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 36W Line 85
DATE OF DEATH:
28-Dec-1968AWARD:
https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?threads/mickelson-dennis-erwin.48787/CITATION:
Silver Star : The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Lance Corporal Dennis Erwin Mickelson (MCSN: 2394453), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action while serving with Company A, Third Reconnaissance Battalion, THIRD Marine Division (Rein.), FMF, in connection with combat operations against the enemy in the Republic of Vietnam. On the night of 5 December 1968, Lance Corporal Mickelson was a member of a reconnaissance team assigned to provide security for a vital radio relay site in Quang Tri Province, when the Marines were assaulted by an estimated forty North Vietnamese Army soldiers. During the ensuing engagement, Lance Corporal Mickelson, whose assignment was to defend a portion of the defensive perimeter, repulsed an attack by five hostile soldiers on his position, killing one of the enemy. Fearlessly exposing himself to the intense hostile fire, he maneuvered about the hazardous area, resupplying his companions with ammunition and skillfully adjusting mortar fire on observed targets. His aggressive fighting spirit and calm presence of mind under fire were instrumental in repelling the North Vietnamese force and contributed significantly to the accomplishment of his unit's mission. By his courage, resolute determination and unfaltering devotion to duty at great personal risk, Lance Corporal Mickelson upheld the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and of the United States Naval Service.
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