IN REMEMBRANCE OF THIS FINE YOUNG MARINE CORPS SERVICEMAN WHOSE NAME SHALL LIVE FOREVER MORE
Posted for: WILLIAM HARMON KOHO:

WILLIAM HARMON (BILL) KOHO

Lance Corporal 2533

KILLED IN ACTION

14 MAY 1947 - 14 MARCH 1967

Home Of Record - Bend, Oregon

While on a company size operation about 6k northwest of Camp Evans and about 5k west of the village of Phong Dien near the northern boundary of Thua Thien Province and north of the Song O Lau River in I Corps in the Republic of Vietnam, artillery forward observer LCpl William Koho was walking through the brush near the point man of his platoon with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines.

A Marine in front of Bill tripped a booby trapped grenade which exploded near Bill causing severe wounds and resulted in his death.

LCpl Koho was on a voluntarily extended tour of duty in Vietnam and had turned down a leave to the Philippines in order to participate in the operation.

That was the way he was.

Didn't want to miss a thing.

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Here follows the letter from Vietnam from

Captain WILLIAM HART
Commanding Officer
Battery 'E', 2nd Battalion, 12th Marines.

16 March 1967

It is difficult for me to express the regrets and sorrow felt by the Marines of this Battery over the untimely death of your son, Lance Corporal WILLIAM HARMON KOHO, U. S. Marine Corps on 14 March 1967.

Please accept our deepest sympathy in your bereavement.

William, as you know, was a Forward Observer and Radio Operator assigned to Company 'G', 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines.

He, along with other Marines from Company 'G', 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, were on a mission when the Marine directly in front of William tripped a Viet Cong booby trap.

William was killed instantly and the other two Marines involved were seriously wounded and are presently hospitalized.

Competent medical corpsmen who were on the scene when this incident occurred immediately went to administer first aid to William but to no avail.

He was pronounced dead at 8:00 P.M. on 14 March 1967.

It may comfort you to know that a memorial service was held for William this date and that his many friends attended.

William's cheerful disposition, exemplary conduct and devotion to duty won for him the respect of all who know him.

Although I realize that words can do little to console you, I do hope that the knowledge that your son will be keenly missed and that we share your sorrow will in some measure alleviate the suffering caused by your great loss.

If there is anything I can do, please feel free to write to me.





~~~ SEMPER FIDELIS ~~~
Posted by: CLAY MARSTON
Email: CMARSTON@INTERLOG.COM
Relationship: BIOGRAPHICAL RESEARCHER - USMC
Thursday, August 2, 2007
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