David Guerrero Benavente
Staff Sergeant
L CO, 3RD BN, 7TH MARINES, 3RD MARDIV
United States Marine Corps
Birth Date:
27 Nov 1935
Death Date:
23 Nov 1965
Age:
29
Home City:
Dededo
Home State:
Guam
SSN/Service #:
XXXX057
Casualty Country:
Republic of Vietnam
(South Vietnam)
Service Branch:
United States Marine
Corps
Component:
Regular (RA, USN,
USAF, USMC, USCG)
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Military Grade:
Staff Sergeant
Pay Grade:
Specialist Sixth
Class (U.S. Army) or Staff Sergeant (U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps) or Technical
Sergeant (U.S. Air Force) or Grade/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: Any
Entry; Second Column: Any Entry; Third Column: 1; Fourth Column: Blank (U.S.
Navy
Province:
Military Region 1 -
Quang Tin
Decoration:
CN:
Republic of Vietnam
(South Vietnam)
Service Occupation:
Infantry Unit Leader
(USMC)
A Note from The Virtual Wall
On the night of 21-22 Nov 1965 two ARVN units near Thach Tru were hit by NVA/VC attacks and the 2nd ARVN Division requested a Marine sweep in the area in hopes of bringing the NVA/VC to bay. The 3rd Bn, 7th Marines were alerted and on the morning of 23 Nov air-assaulted into the area.
After a two-day sweep which located and destroyed a number of enemy supply points, but which failed to locate the enemy forces themselves, the Marines were withdrawn. The operation did cost the lives of two Marines:
- VMO-6, MAG-36, 1ST MAW
- 1st Lt Glenn D. Mann, Williamsburg, VA
- L Co, 3rd Bn, 7th Marines
- SSgt David G. Benavente, Dededo, Guam
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