PREWITT, WILLIAM ROLAND

Name: William Roland Prewitt
Branch/Rank: United States Marine Corps/E3
Unit: SU 4 HQ BN 3 MAR DIV
Date of Birth: 28 September 1946
Home City of Record: FLORIEN LA
Date of Loss: 01 August 1967
Country of Loss: South Vietnam
Loss Coordinates: 161209 North  1075737 East
Status (in 1973): Killed In Action/Body Not Recovered
Category: 2
Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: GROUND
Missions:
Other Personnel in Incident:
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Prewitt at Phu Bai ----- 1967, prior to his disappearance.

Gene was a good friend of Roland's and took the picture in Phu Bai while they were both with 3rd Bn 26th Marines.  This was before Roland became part of SU4 HQ Bn 3rd Marine Division.  SU4 was made up of Combined Action Companies (CAC) Alpha and Hotel.  Roland was in Hotel-6 when he was KIA. 

Courtesy of Gene Weresow.

 


Source: Compiled by P.O.W. NETWORK from one or more of the following: raw
data from U.S. Government agency sources, correspondence with POW/MIA
families, published sources, interviews and CACCF = Combined Action
Combat Casualty File.

REMARKS:

CACCF/GUNSHOT OR SMALL ARMS FIRE/THUA THIEN

No further information available at this time.
Never again shall one generation of veterans abandon another.

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Date posted on this site: 10/12/2009