Foley, Richard M. Jr. 1stLt.
1 May 1944 - 1 Nov 2024

Executive Officer, I/3/26

Richard M. Foley died on November 1 after a short but fierce battle with leukemia

Rich served on active duty in the United States Marine Corps for four years including more than a year as an infantry officer in the 3 rd Battalion, 26 th Marine Regiment in Vietnam.

He was the Third Platoon Commander, and then the Executive Officer of India Company on Hill 881S near the Khe Sanh Combat Base during the Siege of Khe Sanh and the Tet Offensive in early 1968. He received a Bronze Star Medal with Combat V.

Rich later was the Commanding Officer of India Company for three months.

Upon return from Vietnam, Rich was assigned to the Second Marine Division at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

A Celebration of Life will be held in Cherry Hill, NJ
on Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 1530.
Service Annoucement
Zoom attendance is encouraged.

Brice, John R. Pvt. - Rifleman, I/3/26
(Photo, Narrative) TAPS: 19 Jan 2022

DAVID "Hollywood Six" POWELL

David L. Powell photo index page

Dave Powell, known affectionately by the Warriors of Hill 881S as "Hollywood Six", died on 8 November, 2021, less than a month before his 80 th birthday. Dave was a civilian who left his ship as a merchant mariner and became a free lance photographer for United Press International. He talked his way onto an HMM-262 helicopter, and arrived on the Hill unannounced. At a time when even most of our Marine commanders were unwilling to take the risk of visiting the Hill, the arrival of a civilian tourist was quite surprising. Our Marines looked after Dave as he took the photographs that have become fixtures on our web site.

After Dave left the Hill, we saw a newspaper article he wrote about us, but then lost contact with him. Many years later, Tom Esslinger received an email from "pixwellex" saying he had photos of us on the Hill. Very soon we posted many excellent photos taken by Dave with his trusty Minolta camera. They are among the most valued posts on the site. Dave attended a few of our reunions, and we convinced him that he belonged among us. He will be missed.

Col John C Studt
Commanding Officer
3D Bn, 26th Marines, Hill 881S

Colonel John C. Studt USMC (Ret.) died on 5 October 2021.
Colonel Studt assumed command beginning on 14 March 1968, and
planned and commanded the Easter Sunday attack on Hill 881N on 14 April 1968.

Rememberance Articles
MajGen Caulfield's Rememberance
Capt Crenshaw's Rememberance
1stLt Foley's Rememberance
Maj Whitesides' Rememberance

TAPS: Sgt Glenn E. Prentice
Forward Observer/Radioman, C/1/13
See Glenn's page on the Warrior's Site
Check out his page on PBS.org
Obituary

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TAPS: Ted Hartung passed away on 22 August 2020, while at the VA Hospital in Richmond. His cremains are inurned at the Quantico National Cemetery.

TAPS: L/Cpl Anthony "Bart" Bartleson C Battery, 1/13, passed away on 1 March 2020.