Cecil Everett DorseyPrivate First Class1ST PLT, G CO, 2ND BN, 7TH MARINES, 1ST MARDIV United States Marine Corps 24 December 1946 - 24 September 1966 Du Quion, Illinois Panel 11E Line 007 |
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The database page for Cecil Everett Dorsey
We called him Skip, a nickname that had stuck with him since a child. He was only 19 when he was killed near Quang Tri. He wrote of terrible conditions he had to endure. He entered the service on Jan. 6, 1966 and was killed by Sept. 24. He was so young, had his whole life ahead of him yet. We wish he were still here.
Sadly missed by his sisters, |
A Note from The Virtual WallOn 24 Sep 1966, Golf Company, 2/7 Marines, was one of the units involved in Operation Prairie in Quang Tri Province just south of the Demilitarized Zone. While moving through an unfamiliar area, the company came under intense mortar, machine-gun and sniper fire from what was later estimated to be a North Vietnamese regiment. By the time the fighting ended, Golf 2/7 had lost ten men, and Fox 2/7 two more:
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The point-of-contact for this memorial is his sisters. boles@midwest.net 31 Dec 2001 |
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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Last updated 07/08/2005