Vietnam Memorial Project by Nina Kravec

Anthony Albert Discepolo

nkravec — 2024-04-15 15:33:27 UTC

Date of birth

nkravec — 2024-04-23 13:55:48 UTC

My soldier was born on October 29, 1948

Hometown and county of residence

nkravec — 2024-04-23 13:58:52 UTC

His hometown was Cleveland Ohio and his county of residence was Cuyahoga County.

Branch of service

nkravec — 2024-04-23 14:01:17 UTC

Anthony was a marine crop and a rifleman. He served with Company G, was second battalion, third marine regiment, third marine division, and third marine amphibious force.

Place of burial

nkravec — 2024-04-23 14:01:29 UTC

He was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Brookpark Ohio.

Rank

nkravec — 2024-04-23 14:01:40 UTC

Anthony's rank was LCPL, which is a lance corporal and is below the rank of corporal but above the rank of private first class. Lance corporals are combat leaders.

Casualty province

nkravec — 2024-04-23 14:04:24 UTC

Anthony died in Quang Tri, which is a province in the North Central Coast of Vietnam. It has an area of 4,747 km2.

Panel/row

nkravec — 2024-04-24 15:04:46 UTC

panel 68E row 1

Date of death

nkravec — 2024-04-24 15:34:20 UTC

He started his tour on September 15, 1967 and died less than a year later on May 24, 1968. He was killed during an engagement with enemy forces and his body was recovered.

Awards

nkravec — 2024-04-25 15:20:26 UTC

He received a purple heart, national defense service medal, Vietnam service medal with star, and Republic of Vietnam campaign medal.