FORCE RECON Schuster, Joseph William

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Schuster​

• FORENAME

Joseph William​

• UNIT

1 Force Recon Company (3 MarDiv)​

• RANK

Corporal​

• NUMBER

2008866​

• DATE OF DEATH

1st June 1966​

• AGE

23​

• GRAVESITE

Calvary Cemetery,Altoona,Blair County,Pennsylvania​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Altoona,Pennsylvania​

born 2.9.1942​

son of William C. and Elizabeth (nee Ryan) Schuster509 Bellview Street,Garden Heights,Altoona,Pennsylvania​

husband of Cathy Anne (nee Bentley) Schuster,Carlsbad,California (married 2.1.1965) (1 daughter Kimberley Lyn)​

graduated Altoona High School 1962​

USMCR 27.1.1962​

USMC 24.7.1962​

Camp Pendleton​

Fort Benning,Georgia (Army Parachute School)​

Pearl Harbor,Hawaii (Underwater Divers School)​

1 FRC 1965-66​

promoted Cpl 17.11.1965​

award Bronze Star with V​

accidental death (non hostile) Hue Bai,Thua Thien Province,South Vietnam​

accidental grenade detonation​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 07E Line 131​

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