Herve Joseph Guay
Lance Corporal
M CO, 3RD BN, 26TH MARINES, 3RD MARDIV, III MAF
United States Marine Corps
Biddeford, Maine
August 27, 1945 to June 02, 1968
HERVE J GUAY is on the Wall at Panel W61, Line 13

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 Herve J Guay
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31 May 2008

Son of Narcisse "Nelson" and Blanche (Normand) Guay. Brother of Oscar, Joan, Jean, Rachel and Arlene.

Smart lad, to slip betimes away
From fields where glory does not stay
And early though the laurel grows
It withers quicker than the rose.
- "An Athlete Dying Young" by Alfred Edward Housman -

From a cousin by marriage.
mabcote@earthlink.net


 

A Note from The Virtual Wall

From the 3rd Battalion, 26th Marines, Command Chronology for June 1968:
02 June 1968:
     At 0700H, Company M suffered 8 USMC KIA's from friendly fire close air support. An investigation is in progress. Results were 8 USMC KIA and 5 USMC WIA.
Although the Command Chronology twice states that eight men were killed, only seven deaths in the casualty database can be associated with the incident:
  • LCpl Harry J. Beadle, Philadelphia, PA
  • LCpl Herve J. Guay, Biddeford, ME
  • LCpl James M. Hoffman, Rolling Fork, MS
  • LCpl Michael P. Minehan, Marlboro, MA
  • LCpl James H. Presley, Ashburn, GA
  • Pfc Billy J. Lackey, Dayton, OH
  • Pfc Rickie Luker, Portland, OR

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