Rush Act Tribute

Rush Act Tribute 

Corporal Fernando Villasana

Corporal Fernando Villasana


ON THE VIETNAM WALL: Panel W6 Line 70

PERSONAL DATA:
Home of Record: El Paso, Texas
Date of birth: 11/22/1950


MILITARY DATA:
Service Branch: United States Marine Corps
Grade at loss: E4
Rank: Corporal

MOS or Specialty: 0311: RIFLEMAN
Length Service: 01
Unit: Bravo Company, 1st RECON BN, 1ST MARDIV, III MAF


CASUALTY DATA:
Start Tour: 01/11/1970
Incident Date: 11/18/1970
Casualty Date: 11/18/1970
Age at Loss: 19
Location: Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Helicopter - Noncrew
Casualty Detail: Air loss or crash over land

Forever 19 Cpl Fernando Villasana Born: 11/22/50 KIA 11/18/70 Happy 70th Birthday bro Semper Fi Doc Eric Schwartz

Fort Bliss National Cemetery El Paso, Texas

Fernando served with Bravo Company,1st Recon Battalion, 1st Marine Division. Was survived by his parents, Delores Villasana and Francisco of El Paso, Texas

BRONZE STAR MEDAL AWARD FOR VALOR

Corporal Fernando Villasana was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for Valor, with Combat Distinguishing Device (V), for his exemplary gallantry in action. He served as a Rifleman and was assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Recon Battalion, 1st Marine Division.

GREAT FRIEND


Sat next to me in English class in High School. Always wanted to be a Marine and he did. The last night home on leave prior to going to Vietnam he told his Mom that he didn't think he would make it back. He was right. I joined the Marines my self and spent a year in Vietnam. I miss my Friend - a great Human Being. Posted by: Manuel Moreno 2019

FINAL MISSION OF CPL FERNANDO VILLASANA

On November 18, 1970, a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter CH-46D (tail number 154837) from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 263 (HMM-263) was tasked with an extraction mission of Marine reconnaissance teams in the Que Son Mountains, 7 miles southeast of An Hoa Air Field in Quang Nam Province, RVN. There were three teams in the field that required removal after a medic had broken a leg in a creek bed and two other Marines suffered from high fevers. The weather hampered the operation due to heavy cloud cover. Escorted by UH-1 gunships, the CH-46 descended into the clouds and successfully extracted the first two teams. It later returned to extract the third team by SPIE rigging. As the aircraft pulled away in the foggy conditions from the pick-up zone with the third team dangling beneath, it impacted into a mountain. There were no survivors. The lost crew included aircraft commander 1LT Orville C. Rogers Jr., pilot 1LT James E. Stolz Jr., crew chief SGT Robert A. Donnell II, and gunners LCPL Richard R. Buttry and CPL Enver Bajin. The lost passengers/recon team members were HM2 Russell G. Daniels, LCPL David V. Delozier, 1LT Cleveland R. Harvey, LCPL Gary D. Hudson, LTC William G. Leftwich Jr., CPL Randall P. Manela, LCPL Charles A. Pope Jr., CPL John F. Stockman, LCPL Robert E. Tucker, and CPL Fernando Villasana.

NEVER FORGOTTEN

NANO
I WILL NEVER FORGET YOU MI AMIGO.
YOUR PICTURE AND RUBBING FROM THE WALL IS FRAMED AND IS ON MY FIREPLACE MANTLE. I SAY HELLO TO YOU OFTEN.YOUR TEAM MATE WITH DELTA 2-1


DOC SCHWARTZ,  POSTED ON 9/24/2007

NANO

1970

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Over 100 Patrol Reports. Over 200 1st Recon Battalion Marines and Corpsman from all companies. Will be involved in this story. The story is a work in progress over the next several months. Contact me if you want to be involved in the project. Click Here

Chapel at Camp Reasoner 1st Reconnaissance Battalion Hill 327 DaNang, Vietnam 1968-1970