Dennis Dorsey (1948 - 1968)

Born 30 Nov 1948 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

Died 15 Feb 1968 at age 19 in Quảng Nam, Vietnam

Biography

Dennis Dorsey was awarded the Purple Heart.

Dennis Dorsey is a Military Veteran.
Served in the United States Marine Corps
PFC Infantry, KIA in Vietnam

PFC Dennis Dorsey was killed in action during the Vietnam War.

PFC Dennis Dorsey served in the United States Marine Corps in the Vietnam War
Service started:
Unit(s): =C Co.,1st Bn, 7th Marine Regiment; 1st Marine Division, III MAF
Service ended:

Dennis was born in 1948. He passed away in 1968. Dennis was the son of Henry and Lavenia Dorsey

Military

Vietnam War US Marines PFC, C CO, 1ST BN, 7TH MARINES, 1ST MARDIV, III MAF enlisted in the US Marine Corps on June 7, 1967. He arrived in Vietnam on November 16 and was assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st MARDIV (Rein) FMF.

On February 15, with reports of enemy troop massing in the hills overlooking Hill 10 LtCol. William Davis chose Company D and Company C to send in a reconnaissance patrol to locate and engage the enemy. A squad from Company D moving forward on a ridgeline between Hill's 270 and 310 received some incoming automatic weapons fire wounding two men, the men assaulted the enemy and secured Hill 210,they then began movement toward Hill 310 to link up with Company C once again drawing hostile fire.

Company C was ordered to link up with the men who had made contact with the enemy, within minutes a heavy volume of automatic weapons fire, RPG rocket fire, and hand grenades hit the advancing men inflicting numerous casualties. Six were dead and another twelve wounded, the main enemy position had not been on the crest of the hills but rather in the saddle that separated the two peaks.

PFC Dorsey was killed as a result of enemy small arms fire during the intense fire fight

Sources

Semper Fi Brother! Sgt R.C. Floyd, (Floyd-1923)

• www.virtualwall.org
• 1st Battalion 7th Marines Association and the1/7 Marines Vietnam Memorial, Marine Corps Museum, Quantico, Virginia, USA
• National Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C, USA
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68404355/dennis-dorsey: accessed March 31, 2024), memorial page for PFC Dennis Dorsey (30 Nov 1948–15 Feb 1968), Find a Grave Memorial ID 68404355, citing Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum, Evergreen Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Victor Vilionis (contributor 47207612).