On the evening of 18May1969, Construction Electrician Philip Grieser was fatally wounded by an enemy rocket. Phil Grieser was standing watch over his sleeping comrades of Seabee Team 1013 at Xuan Loc City, about 50 miles north-east of saigon
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on January 5, 20115/18/69 CE2 Phillip L. Grieser, St. Paris, OH - Xuan Loc NMCB 10
Philip Lee Grieser
Construction Electrician 2nd Class
PERSONAL DATA
Home of Record: St Paris, OH
Date of birth: 01/17/1946
MILITARY DATA
Service: United States Navy
Grade at loss: E5
Rank: Construction Electrician 2nd Class
ID No: 9980733
MOS: 0000: Not Recorded
Length Service: 03
Unit: SEABEE TEAM 1013, NMCB-10, 3RD NC BDE, USNAVFORV
CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour: 01/15/1968
Incident Date: 05/18/1969
Casualty Date: 05/18/1969
Age at Loss: 23
Location: Xuan Loc, Long Khanh Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
Casualty Detail: Other explosive device
URL: www.VirtualWall.org/dg/GrieserPL01a.htm
ON THE WALL Panel 24W Line 041
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Philip is buried at Spring Grove Cemetery in St Paris,OH. PH
Posted by: Robert Sage
In Memory of
Construction Electrician Second Class Philip Lee Grieser
Let us not forget Construction Electrician Second Class Philip Lee Grieser, casualty of the Vietnam War. As a member of the Navy, CE2 Grieser served our country until May 18th, 1969 in Bing Thuy, South Vietnam. He was 23 years old and was married. Philip died from an undetermined explosion. His body was recovered. Philip was born on January 17th, 1946 in St Paris, Ohio.
CE2 Grieser is on panel 24W, line 041 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. He served our country for 3 years.
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