Victor Lincoln Crump (1948 - 1967)

Born 10 Jan 1948 in Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA

Died 29 Nov 1967 at age 19 in Quảng Nam, Vietnam

Biography

Victor Crump was awarded the Purple Heart.

Victor Crump is a Military Veteran.
Served in the United States Marine Corps
Cpl Infantry, KIA in Vietnam

Cpl. Victor Crump was killed in action during the Vietnam War.

Cpl Victor Crump 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:

Victor was born in 1948. He passed away in 1967.

Military

Vietnam War US Marine Corps Cpl, C CO, 1ST BN, 7TH MARINES, 1ST MARDIV, III MAF

The Dai Loc Bridge, also known as Marshall Bridge was strategically located just south of the 3d Battalion CP on Hill 37. The bridge, strategically located, was guarded by the Marines of the 3d Battalion, and now, with most of the Battalion on Operation Foster it was the task of Marines from Charley C, 1st Battatlion

In the early morning hours at approximately 02:10 a ground assault was launched from both sides of the river against a squad of Marines from Charley Company who were guarding Marshall Bridge. The enemy silently crept within 30 meters of the Marines defensive position before opening fire with small arms and rocket propelled grenades setting the defenders bunker on the south end ablaze. Small arms fire was immediately returned, and a squad sized reaction force which had been an ambush position north of the bridge immediately responded to assist the embattled men with sounds of explosions and gun fire resonating in the night. Arriving on the scene the reaction force found four men who were killed during the attack.

LCpl Bennett died as a result of multi fragmentation wounds, Cpl Breault, Cpl Crump, PFC Moreno and LCpl Roe's remains could not be identified and they were buried in a group burial at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington VA at Section 46 Site 369

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/8370148/victor_lincoln-crump: accessed March 15, 2024), memorial page for Corp Victor Lincoln Crump (10 Jan 1948–29 Nov 1967), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8370148, citing Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Curt Benge (contributor 46523697).