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Alcadio Norber Mascarenas |
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Lance Corporal
United States Marine Corps |
| PERSONAL DATA |
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Home: |
Sapello, New Mexico |
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DOB: |
Tuesday, 06/06/1944 |
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Sex: |
Male |
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Race: |
Caucasian |
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Married? |
No |
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Religion: |
Roman Catholic |
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| MILITARY DATA |
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Service: |
United States Marine Corps |
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Comp: |
Regular |
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Grade: |
E3 |
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Rank: |
Lance Corporal |
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ID No: |
2129236 |
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MOS: |
0311 - RIFLEMAN |
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LenSvc: |
Between 1 and 2 years |
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Unit: |
C CO, 1ST RECON BN, 1ST MARDIV
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| CASUALTY DATA |
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Start Tour: |
Not recorded |
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Cas Date: |
Thursday, 06/16/1966 |
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Age at Loss: |
22 |
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Remains: |
Body Recovered |
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Location: |
Quang Tin, South Vietnam |
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Type: |
Hostile, Died Of Wounds |
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Reason: |
Gun, Small Arms Fire - Ground Casualty |
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Last Update: |
June 1967 |
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| ON THE WALL |
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| Alcadio Norber Mascarenas |
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A note from The Virtual WallThe battle on 16 June 1966 on Hill 488 (Nui Vu) involved a full battalion of North Vietnamese Army regulars assaulting 18 men of the 1st Platoon, C Company, 1st Recon Battalion, led by Staff Sergeant Jimmie Earl Howard. The Recon Marines had established an observation post atop Nui Vu in order to identify and prosecute by remote fire VC/NVA forces operating in the mountains west of Chu Lai.
The operation was sufficiently effective to get the NVA commander's attention and sufficiently dangerous for him to commit a fresh battalion to eradicate the Marines. He failed.
The NVA assault on Hill 488 began in late afternoon and continued through the night. The beleagued Marines were assisted by Marine and Air Force helicopter and fixed wing air support, but it was sheer courage and determination that permitted the Marines to hold until morning. Charlie 1/5 Marines were airlifted onto the reverse slope of Hill 488 and relieved the Recon Marines. Of the 18 men in the Recon Platoon, 6 died and 12 were wounded. Two men of Charlie 1/5 Marines and one each from VMO-2 and VMO-6 (Marine UH-1 squadrons) died. One Medal of Honor (Staff Sergeant Howard), 4 Navy Crosses, and 13 Silver Stars were awarded.
Immediately after the battle, Captain F. J. West, USMCR, interviewed men from Howard's platoon, Charlie 1/5, airmen from the squadrons which supported Howard, and others. In 1967 the History and Museums Division, Headquarters, U. S. Marine Corps, published his account of the fight on Hill 488.
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