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ANDRES GARCIA

Rank/Branch: E3/US Marine Corps Unit: HS/2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd Marine Division
Date of Birth: 27 November 1954 Home City of Record: Carlsbad NM
Country of Loss: Cambodia/Over Water Status (in 1975) Killed/Body Not Recovered Category: 3
Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: CH53A
Refno: 2003 remains recovered In October and November 1995

Protecting the perimeter during the final evacuation was the machine gun squad of PFC Gary L. Hall, Lcpl. Joseph N. Hargrove and Pvt. Danny G. Marshall. They had run out of ammunition and were ordered to evacuate on the last helicopter. It was their last contact. Maj. McNemar and Maj. James H. Davis made a final sweep of the beach before boarding the helicopter and were unable to locate them. They were declared Missing in Action.

Andres Garcia's Story 2nd Battalion 9th Marine Network

	RICHARD VAN DE GEER		KELTON RENA TURNER
RONALD JAMES MANNING	RICHARD WILLIAM RIVENBURGH	KELTON RENA TURNER
GREGORY SCOTT COPENHAVER		ASHTON NATHANIEL LONEY	JAMES RICKEY MAXWELL
	ELwood E Rumbaugh	LYNN BLESSING	Bernard Gause, Jr USN 15MAY75 AL

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