1st Battalion 9th Marines

The Final Formation

Marines & Corpsmen who have served with the

1^st Battalion 9^th Marines

2003

Laqueur, Peter (A-Company/1^st platoon-1965-66) passed away June 14th.

Sermeus, William T. (A-Company – 1966) passed away on April 4^th.

2005

Bletz, Fred (B-Company/2^nd Platoon – 1967) passed away May 9th in Ionia County, MI.  *

Bozikis, Dan (A-Company/3^rd Platoon – 1942) passed away July 23rd.   *

Cahill, Col. John H. (Battalion Commander from 4/01/68-5/15/68) passed away July 14^th.  *

Ludwig, LtCol Verle E. (Battalion Commander from 4/02/65 – 1/05/66) passed away during July.  *

Moynihan, Timothy W. (C-Company – 1944-46) passed away October 25^th.   +

Olsen, Bertil “Doc” (B-Company/Headquarters -1965-66) passed away July 5^th in Bristol, RI

Pasker, Dr. Roy N. (Battalion Surgeon  1968-69) passed away October 6^th in Montgomery, AL.   *

Perez, Eliseo “Al” (C-Company/2^nd Platoon – 1967-68) passed away May 4th.  *

2006

Ainsworth, Roy J. (A-Company/1^st Platoon in 1967) passed away November 18^th.   *

Chauvin, SgtMajor Armand J. (1/9 during 1966-67) passed away December 20^th in Diamondhead, MS.

DeLong, Franklin C. (H&S Company/81mm – 1967-68) passed away April 4^th in Boise, ID.

DesJarlais, Jim (C-Company - WWII) passed away September 5^th in Mishicot, WI.  *

Donnelly, LtCol Joseph A. (Bn. Executive Officer 1967-68) passed away December 1^st in Beaufort, SC.   * Dupont, H. J. “Gunny” (C-Company 1943) passed away July 4^th in Port Author, TX.  *

Edson, John B. (H&S Company/Weapons Plt – 1967-68) passed away October 18^th in Indianapolis, IN.  *

Fix, Howard J. (A-Company/2^nd Plt  1942-45) passed away December 28^th in Harrisonville, PA.  *

Knoedller, Alan (B-Company/1^st Platoon 1969-70) passed away January 13^th in Eighty Four, PA.  *

Kwiatkowski, Frank C. (A-Company during 1944) passed February 27^th.  +

Heim, Don (Artillery Officer with Headquarters 1966-67) passed away during June in Burgaw, NC.  *

Hovorka, Joseph E. (B-Company – 1944-45) passed away February 28^th.  +

LaChance, James (A-Company/1^st Plt – 1966-67) passed away December 3^rd in Augusta, ME.  *

McWain, Danny (C-Company/3^rd Plt 1967) passed away August 21th in Collin County, TX.  *

Mazzeo, Richard A. (1^st Battalion 9^th Marines – 2005-06) passed away September 30^th.

Penzera, Donald (B-Company – 1967-69) passed away May 28^th.

Sayers, Michael (B-Company C.O.  10/66-5/67) passed away November 21^st in Fort Smith, AR.  *

Stucker, SgtMajor Carl O. (D-Company  1967-68) passed away November 28^th.   *

Toms, Edward H. (H&S Company during 1960-61) passed away December 6^th.   +

2007

Benedict, Freeman “Frank” (H&S Company/Snipers  1966-67) passed away January 18^th in Canada.

Fentress, Thomas R. (A-Company/1943-45) passed away November 12.  +

Foley, Col Kenneth S. (C-Company/HQ 1958-59) passed away June 27^th  *

Fowler, Col Conrad “Bully” (A-Company C.O.  1943) passed away January 1^st in Tuscaloosa, AL.  +

Fugatt, Royce (C-Company/2^nd Plt – 1964-67) passed away October 27^th.  *

Glen, Otis H. (B-Company/1^st 1967-68) passed away in December  *

Nichols, William “Stretch” (A-Company/Wpns 1965-66) passed away Dec 27^th in Jacksonville, NC

Phillips, Francis “Indian” (H&S Company/Flames – 1961-62) passed away June 1^st.  *

Randall, Joseph J., Jr. (1/9 during 1966-67) passed away February 23^rd in Greensboro, NC.

2008

Dauven, Charles “Chuck” (D-Company/Weapons  1969) passed away in October.  *

King, Delbert (A-Company/2^nd Plt - 1967-68) passed away on July 3^rd.  *

Petrella, Vincent D. (C-Company/WWII) passed away January 22^nd in Ashland, OH.  *

Sadler, William D. (served with battalion 1968-69) passed away February 9^th  *

2009

Boone, Leon (A Company/3^rd Plt 1966-67) passed away September 27 in Flagstaff, AZ.  *

Cain, Robert B. (C-Company/3^rd Plt – 1965-66) passed away December 29^th.  *

Fagan, Albert (A-Company/2^nd Plt 1966-67) passed away December in Boston, MA.

Greene, Larry R. (D-Company/3^rd Plt – 1968) passed away August 30^th in Burton, SC.  *

Hutchinson, Gary (A-Company/Weapons – 1966) passed away May 29^th in High Ridge, MO.  *

Peacock, Melvin (D-Company/2^nd Plt 1965) passed away June 14^th in Litchfield, AZ  *

Trump, Dennis D. (A-Company/3^rd Plt – 1965-66) passed away January 8^th in Tigard, OR.  * Weidenbacher, William “Weid” (H&S Company/HQ 1966-67) passed away February 15^th in  AZ.

White, Richard (H&S Company/Communications 1969-70) passed away December 6^th in PA.  *

2010

Heatley, Robert “Shortround” (C-Company/1^st Plt – 1967-68) passed away February 12^th.  *

Rhodes, Eugene (D-Company/2^nd Plt 1967-68 passed away January 16^th in Oklahoma.

Huff, Richard (Bravo Company/Wpns 1966-67) passed away June 9 in Missouri.

*  Source of Information:  “The Proud Warrior” (First Battalion Ninth Marine Network, Inc.)

+  Source of Information:  “Caltrap” (3^rd Marine Division Association)

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