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John Francis Kitson
Private First Class
C CO, 1ST BN, 1ST MARINES, 1ST MARDIV, III MAF United States Marine Corps Levittown, New York July 18, 1950 to July 23, 1969 JOHN F KITSON is on the Wall at Panel W20, Line 36 |
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John Kitson and I survived boot camp and advanced infantry training together. He had a tough spirit and a kind heart. We shipped out to Vietnam together but pulled different assignments. I wrote about him in my book, "Fire in the Hole: A Mortarman in Vietnam" (USBN: 0-595-16003-4). He was my friend. I will always remember him.
Michael Orange |
A Note from The Virtual WallThe 1/1 Marines' Command Chronology for July 1969 says that Charlie Company Marines detonated two booby traps shortly before noon on 23 July, one at 11:40 and one at 11:50. The two devices wounded a total of seven Marines - and two of them died from their injuries. The two men were Pfc Philip Hammons of Covington, Kentucky, and Pfc John F. Kitson, Levittown, New York.
Pfc John Francis Kitson, United States Marine Corps, is buried in Grave 2986, Section F, Long Island National Cemetery, Farmingdale, New York.
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