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Vidler Murray Dean

Name:
Murray Dean Vidler
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
Unit:
5th Marine Regiment
Date of Death:
1967-12-19
State:
Minnesota
Cemetery:
Riverside Memorial Park Cemetery, Regina, Regina Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada
Plot:
Block 66B Plot 14 Lot A
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Born on May 6, 1946, in Kerrobert, Saskatchewan, Canada, Murray was the son of Vincent Victor Vidler and Gemmell Vidler. He enlisted in the US Marine Corps on May 1, 1967, in Minneapolis, MN, with his home of record designated as Fargo, ND.

Murray arrived in Vietnam on October 10 and was assigned for duty with Company M, 3d Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st MAR DIV (Rein) FMF.

On December 19, while crossing a rice paddy in the vicinity of Dong Tien in an area of Dien Ban District in Quang Nam Province known as "Dodge City," a patrol of Marines was hit with enemy sniper fire followed by automatic weapons fire and volleys of grenades. The superior force of the Viet Cong overran the Marines killing three of the men, took their weapons, and equipment, and fled by the time a reaction force of Marines arrived on the scene.

The reaction team recovered three of their dead comrades, one of whom was PFC Vidler, who had been killed as a result of hostile gunshot wounds. One severely wounded Marine was found who had survived the attack and was evacuated for medical treatment.

Casualties:
PFC James Martin Klopmeyer
PFC John Franklin Riegel
PFC Murray Dean Vidler

Source of information: www.findagrave.com