PFC Leon LeRoy Lochthowe
BIRTH
23 Mar 1945
Minot, Ward County, North Dakota, USA
DEATH
22 Sep 1967 (aged 22)
Quảng Trị, Quảng Trị, Vietnam
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Rosehill Memorial Park
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Pfc. U.S. Marine Corps, Vietnam War-Pfc. Lochthowe was killed in action by artillery fire on 9-22-1967 while serving as {0311} Rifleman with Mike Co. of the 3rd Battalion of the 9th Marines of the 3rd Marine Division near Hill 881 in the area of the Khe Sanh Base Camp.

He is the son of Mr. & Mrs. Donald Lochthowe of Minot, North Dakota. His wife and two children preceded him death in 1965 in an auto accident near Minot, and his younger brother, Gary, 18, died at San Diego, California of Pneumonia, and Spinal Meningitis while it was discovered three days into his basic training. He died on 10-6, 1967.

Awards: Purple Heart Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, Vietnam Service Medal with One Service Star, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Gallantry Cross with Palm, Vietnam Military Merit Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal.

Family Members
Parents


Donald LeRoy Lochthowe
1927–2005

Spouse


Betty Jean Berg Lochthowe
1945–1965 (m. 1962)

Siblings


Gary Michael Lochthowe
1949–1967

Children


Rickie LeRoy Lochthowe
1963–1965



Kimberly Jean Lochthowe
1965–1965