Fallen Marine Security Guards
CATEGORY 1

Marines Security Guards who were killed or died
owing to acts of terrorism or from events directly
related to the protection of US personnel and/or physical properties.

Application for inclusion can be made
Using Recommend an Honor Roll Candidate below

CATEGORY 1
Marines Security Guards who died on duty, defending the Embassy and personnel.

CATEGORY 2
Marines Security Guards assigned to Post who died in accident or illness.
Former MSGs who have been killed in action during war or conflict.

CATEGORY 3
Former MSGs

CATEGORY 4
Non-MSGs who have supported Marine Security Guards on post, or the Marine Embassy Guard Association

Recommend an Honor Roll Candidate

Born: 29 July 1946 - Monroeville, Alabama
High School:
Parents: Conrad Marshall (1914 - 1987) / Lavonah Rhodes Marshall (1912 - 2008)
KIA: 31 January 1968 ~ US Embassy: Saigon, Vietnam
MOS: 3051 Warehouse Clerk
MSG Class:
Awards: Purple Heart, Vietnam Campaign Medal, National Defense Service Medal
Vietnam Wall: Panel 36 / L-24 (Washington DC Vietnam Wall Memorial Location)
Burial: Baptist Cemetary Monroeville, Alabama
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Corporal Marshall was the first Marine Security Guard killed in the defense of an American Embassy. He was 21 years old.
The Marine Security Guard School building (Marshall Hall) at MCB Quantico was named in his honor.
Virtual Wall
Saigon Mac
Wikipedia-James C. Marshall KIA
Assault on Saigon Embassy 1968
Med Library After Action Report - Assault on Embassy

JAMES C. MARSHALL

Born: 07 July 1950 - Franklin, Alabama|
High School:
KIA: 26 SEP 1971 ~ Phnom Penh, Khmer Republic
MOS: Combat Engineer
MSG Class

Awards: Purple Heart, Vietnam Campaign Medal, National Defense Service Medal
Vietnam Wall: Panel 02w, LIne 27
Burial:
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Sgt Turberville was killed and other Marine Security Guards were wounded during a terrorist attack on the U.S. Embassy softball game in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Dept of State

Alabama Highway Dedication honoring Sgt. Turberville

Virtual Wall

MEGA Plaque Presentation to Family

Born: 16 February 1956 - Marshalltown, Iowa
High School:
Parents: Henry (1920 - 2002) and Ida Judge (1925 - 2011)
KIA: 29 April 1975, Saigon, Vietnam
MOS: 0341, Mortarman
MSG Class
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Awards: Eagle Scout (non-military), Purple Heart, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal National Defense Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal
Vietnam Wall: Panel 1w, Line 124
Lance Corporal Judge and Corporal McMahon, Marines from the Marine Security Detachment in Saigon, were killed during an artillery attack while providing security for the Defense Attaché Office, at Tan Son Nhut Airport, Saigon. Last two Americans killed in Vietnam.
Department of State
Wikipedia
Fall of Saigon Association
Virtual Wall
Geni
Youtube Video: Fall of Saigon Last Marines Killed...
News Article: Daily Iowan - 15 March 1976 Final Chapter
News Article : VOA News - US - Vietnam Commemorate different outcomes of war
News Article: PBS News Hour Fall of Saigon
News Article: Philly.com On the Edge of Peace...
News Article: (29 April 2010) CNN - Buddies - Hometowns Honor Last Two Marines Killed In Vietnam War
News Article: (29 April 2015) WBUR - How the last 2 U.S servicemembers killed on Vietnamese soil Finally made it home.
News Article: Free Republic - LCpl Darwin Judge The Last American Soldier Killed in Vietnam
News Article: (29 April 2015) NPR - Senetor's Effort Helps Bring Home The Last Marines Killed In Vietnam

Born: 10 May 1953 - Woburn, Massachusetts
High School: Woburn, Massachusetts
KIA: 29 April 1975, Saigon, Vietnam
MOS:
MSG Class
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Awards: Purple Heart, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal National Defense Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal
Burial Information: Woburn, MA
29 April 1975 ~ Saigon, Vietnam

Lance Corporal Judge and Corporal McMahon, Marines from the Marine Security Detachment in Saigon, were killed during an artillery attack while providing security for the Defense Attaché Office, at Tan Son Nhut Airport, Saigon. Last two Americans killed in Vietnam.
Department of State
Wikipedia
Youtube Video: Fall of Saigon Last Marines Killed...
News Article: Nashua Telegraph - 30 April 1975 - Woburn Marine Corporal One of Last Two Killed
News Article: Boston.com - Remember the last Marine to die in Vietnam
News Article : VOA News - US - Vietnam Commemorate different outcomes of war
News Article: PBS News Hour Fall of Saigon
News Article: Philly.com On the Edge of Peace...
News Article: (29 April 2010) CNN - Buddies - Hometowns Honor Last Two Marines Killed In Vietnam War

News Article: (29 April 2015) WBUR - How the last 2 U.S servicemembers killed on Vietnamese soil Finally made it home.

News Article: (29 April 2015) NPR - Senetor's Effort Helps Bring Home The Last Marines Killed In Vietnam

Wayne Tuberville

Darwin Judge

Charles McMahon

Born: 16 July 1954, Espanola, New Mexico
Parents: Aran Romero, (Milian, New Mexico)
High School:
KIA: 01 March 1978, Paris, France
MOS: 8156 Marine Security Guard
MSG Class
MSG Detachments: Kabul Afghanistan (1977) / Paris, France (1978)
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Awards: Defense Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, MSG Ribbon
Burial Information: Santa Fe National Veterans Cemetary / Section 3 - Site 1555
Sergeant Romero died while fighting a fire at his post at the U.S. Mission to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (Paris).
Memorial page
Rededication of the Sgt. Bobby Romero Room
News Article: Obituary
News Article: Remembering the Sacrifice of Bobby A. Romero

Born: 27 March 1959
High School:
KIA: 21 November 1979, Islamabad, Pakistan
MOS:
MSG Class: 2-79
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Awards:
Burial Information: Arlington National Cemetery - Section 11 / Grave 225-2
Corporal Crowley was killed by sniper fire during a mob attack on the embassy.
Arlington Cemetary
Department of State
Washington Post
Wikipedia
News Article: Arlington National Cemetery Website - Steven Crowley
News Article: Hawaii Marine - Embasy Marine Honored
News Article: Marine Corps Association - In the Highest Tradition

Bobby Romero

Steven J. Crowley

Born: 23 February 1962, Manassas, Virginia
High School:
KIA: 18 April 1983~ Beirut, Lebanon
MOS:
MSG Class:
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Awards:
Corporal McMaugh was manning Post 1 when the embassy was attacked on April 18, 1

He lost his life along with 16 other Americans and dozens of Lebanese citizens when terrorists slammed a van with 2,000 pounds of explosives into the embassy.
Arlington National Cemetery
American Legion Post 10
Department of State
Beiruit Memorial

Born: 1961 Boardman, Ohio
High School:
KIA: 19 JUN 1985, San Salvador, El Salvador
MOS:
MSG Class
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Awards
SSgt Dickson, SSgt Handwork, Sgt Kwiatkowski & Sgt Weber were off-duty Marines assigned to the Marine Security Guard Detachment in San Salvador. They were killed by terrorists armed with automatic weapons at a cafe in the Zona Rosa District of San Salvador.
Department of State
Beiruit Memorial
News Article: Pittsburgh Press -4 Marines Slain In El Salvador Honored
News Article: Chicago Tribune: June 21, 1985
News Article: Washington Post Stephen Labaton: Fathers recall Marines Sense of Duty

Robert V. McMaugh

Thomas T. Handwork

Born: 21 June 1964 Wausau, Wisconsin
High School: Wausau East High, 1982
Parents: Bernard and Phyllis Kwiatkowski
KIA: 19 JUN 1985 ~ San Salvador, El Salvador
MOS:
MSG Class:
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Awards: Purple Heart

SSgt Dickson, SSgt Handwork, Sgt Kwiatkowski & Sgt Weber were off-duty Marines assigned to the Marine Security Guard Detachment in San Salvador. They were killed by terrorists armed with automatic weapons at a cafe in the Zona Rosa District of San Salvador. Obituary
US Senate Sub-Committee Report - Zona Rosa Terrorist Attack
News Article: Pittsburgh Press -4 Marines Slain In El Salvador Honored
News Article:AP News Services for 3 Marines Killed in El Salvador
News Article: Milwaukee Journal - 21 June 1985 -Wausau Marine among victims in El Salvador
News Article :Chicago Tribune: June 21, 1985

Patrick Kwiatkowski

Born: July 3, 1962 Cincinnati, OH
High School: Elder High , Cincinnati, OH (1981)
KIA: 19 JUN 1985 ~ San Salvador, El Salvador
MOS: Computer Operator
MSG Class 2-85 - Honor Graduate
US Senate Sub-Committee Report - Zona Rosa Terrorist Attack
President Regan Remarks
News Article:Chicago Tribune: June 21, 1985
News Article: Pittsburgh Press -4 Marines Slain In El Salvador Honored
Burial Information: Saint Joseph New Cemetery Cincinnati Ohio, Plot: Sec 19, Row 367, Plot 5
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SSgt Dickson, SSgt Handwork, Sgt Kwiatkowski & Sgt Weber were off-duty Marines assigned to the Marine Security Guard Detachment in San Salvador. They were killed by terrorists armed with automatic weapons at a cafe in the Zona Rosa District of
San Salvador.

News Article: AP 21 June 1985 -Father of Marine Slain in El Salvador...
News Article: Washington Post by Stephen Labaton:Fathers recall Marines Sense of Duty

Gregory H. Weber

Born: 17 October 1976, Oakland California
Hometown: Pensacola, Florida,
High School: Tallahassee, Florida 1994
Parents: Clara Aliganga (Sister: Leah Colston)
KIA: 7 August 1998 - US Embassy Nairobi, Kenya (Bombing)
Enlisted: 1995
MOS: 2575 Communications Specialist
MSG Class
Burial: Jesee Aliganga
USMC:
1995-1996: MCAGCC 29 Palms, CA
1996-1997: 2575, Communications Co, HQ Battalion, 3rd Marine Division
1998-1998: 8151, Marine Security Guard Detachment (MSG) Nairobi, Kenya
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Awards: Purple Heart
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Dept of State: Jesee Aliganga
MilitaryWiki: Jesee Aliganga
Wikipedia
Arlington Cemetary
Tampa Bay Times: Jesee Aliganga
YouTube: Jesse Aliganga Tribute
YouTube: 1998 Embassy Bombing - Tanzania

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