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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 8649" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>McIlvain </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Edward Morton III </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>SF medic (503 Infantry Regiment)</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Specialist Fourth Class </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px">13834964</p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>DATE OF DEATH</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>18th October 1966 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AGE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>21 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>GRAVESITE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Church of the Redeemer Cemetery,Bryn Mawr,Montgomery County,Pennsylvania Section K Lot 561 Grave 7-E1/2</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>from Wynnewood,Pennsylvania</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 9.3.1945 Pennsylvania</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of Mrs Winifred Dodge (nee Seyburn) Cheston and stepson of George M. Cheston</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>resided 301 Cherry Lane,Wynnewood,Pennsylvania</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>his mother was the daughter of one of the founders of Dodge Motor Company</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>attended Episcopal Academy</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>graduated Darrow School</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>entered service 30.9.1964</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>medical training,Fort Sam Houston,Texas</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>advanced medical training,Fort Gordon,Georgia</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>JFK Special Warfare Center and School,Fort Bragg,North Carolina 1965-66</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>qualified SF medic</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>503 IR 1966</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>DOW received South Vietnam</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 11E Line 88</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><span style="font-family: 'tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 15px">SP4 Edward M. McIlvain III was born in May 9, 1945. He grew up in Wynnewood, PA as a member of the founding family of the Dodge Motor Company. As a young man he was surrounded by five brothers and involved in numerous sports. He was the captain of his highschool football team, a talented musician, and a dynamic leader. </span></span></span></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><span style="font-family: 'tahoma'"><em>Ed joined the Army in 1965 where he trained as a Special Forces medic. He completed initial medical training at Ft. Sam Houston, Texas and advanced medical training at Ft. Gordon, Georgia. Upon graduation as a Special Forces soldier, Ed was placed on orders to South Vietnam.</em></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><span style="font-family: 'tahoma'"><em>On arriving at the replacement depot in Vietnam, Ed, like many Special Forces soldiers sent to Vietnam, received a change of orders and was assigned to a non-Special Forces unit. In Ed.s case that unit was the 173rd Airborne Brigade. </em></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><span style="font-family: 'tahoma'"><em>Three months after he arrived in <em>country he was killed as a result of multiple fragmentation wounds to the head when the Viet Cong ambushed his platoon with a command detonated Claymore and small arms fire. There were numerous casualties, but Ed was the only soldier killed. He was 21 years old.</em></em></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><span style="font-family: 'tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 15px">In his will, Ed left $15,000 each to his two best friends and fellow Special Forces Medics, Ben Roberts and Francis Murray.</span></span></span></em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/e-mcilvain.32861/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/32/32861-c259ff75dfd0dbb901b46efbc2701ec2.jpg?1591436640" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/e-mcilvain.18276/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/18/18276-ca24ecda31879fbe14d23625935a8554.jpg?1591400218" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
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