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Lakin, John Hayes
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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 47772" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Lakin</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>John Hayes</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1 Recon Bn (E Company) (1 MarDiv)</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Second Lieutenant</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>0-107288</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>DATE OF DEATH</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>24th May 1969</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AGE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>22</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>GRAVESITE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Barrancas National Cemetery,Pensacola,Escambia County,Florida Section 29 Site 151</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>from Fort Walton Beach,Florida</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 14.6.1946 Waterloo,Iowa</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of John W. and Roberta Maxine (nee Harned) Lakin</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>father (1918-2009) served WW2 and Vietnam (Colonel,USAF,rtd)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>single</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>graduated Choctawhatchee High School </em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>graduated Auburn University</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>entered service September 1968</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>The Basic School,USMC September 1968 - February 1969</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>HQ 1 Marine Division 1969 (2 months)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1 Recon Bn</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>killed in grenade accident (non hostile) Quang Nam Province,South Vietnam</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 24W Line 96</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-lakin-grave.17109/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/17/17109-0f813b79c4106913ccf54baa9e41757c.jpg?1591399889" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>This is the Patrol Brief for May 24, 1969 from 1st Recon Bn.:</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>240940H--Recon Patrol from Grey Prince discovered possible bunker complex with air vents. Attempts to locate concealed entrances with smoke unsuccessful and M-26 inserted and Patrol Leader fumbled grenade, attempted to retrieve and place in vent, grenade exploded, in vicinity AT999463, resulting in 1 USMC KIA, 1 WIA (minor). </em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 47772, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Lakin[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]John Hayes[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]1 Recon Bn (E Company) (1 MarDiv)[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Second Lieutenant[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]0-107288[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]DATE OF DEATH[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]24th May 1969[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AGE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]22[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]GRAVESITE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Barrancas National Cemetery,Pensacola,Escambia County,Florida Section 29 Site 151[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]from Fort Walton Beach,Florida[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]born 14.6.1946 Waterloo,Iowa[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]son of John W. and Roberta Maxine (nee Harned) Lakin[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]father (1918-2009) served WW2 and Vietnam (Colonel,USAF,rtd)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]single[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]graduated Choctawhatchee High School [/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]graduated Auburn University[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]entered service September 1968[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]The Basic School,USMC September 1968 - February 1969[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]HQ 1 Marine Division 1969 (2 months)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1 Recon Bn[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]killed in grenade accident (non hostile) Quang Nam Province,South Vietnam[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 24W Line 96[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][URL="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-lakin-grave.17109/"][IMG width="300px" height="300px"]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/17/17109-0f813b79c4106913ccf54baa9e41757c.jpg?1591399889[/IMG][/URL][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]This is the Patrol Brief for May 24, 1969 from 1st Recon Bn.:[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]240940H--Recon Patrol from Grey Prince discovered possible bunker complex with air vents. Attempts to locate concealed entrances with smoke unsuccessful and M-26 inserted and Patrol Leader fumbled grenade, attempted to retrieve and place in vent, grenade exploded, in vicinity AT999463, resulting in 1 USMC KIA, 1 WIA (minor). [/I][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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