Dan Wessler Obituary

Dan Wessler attended Hudson's Bay High School in Vancouver, WA. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Dan Wessler.

Graduation Year	Class of 1968
Date of Passing	Mar 19, 1969
About	Daniel Wessler (2/25/1950 - 3/19/1969) On 19 March 1969 2nd Plt, Golf Company, 2/4 Marines, lost three men while providing flank security for the bulk of the company: 2nd Lt Anthony A. Giretti, Baldwin, NY (Silver Star) Pfc Ronnie L. Eckenroad, Beaver Falls, PA (Bronze Star) Pfc Daniel G. Wessler, Vancouver, WA Vancouver Marine is Viet victim - The Vietnam war has claimed the life of another Clark County serviceman. Marine officials said today, Killed in action was Pfc. Daniel G. Wessler. Wessler, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim R. Wessler of 2300 E. 18th St., was killed 19 Mar (1969) in Quang Tri Province while on patrol. Marine officials said that Wessler, a life-long resident of Vancouver, sustained fatal injuries about the head and body when an enemy mine exploded. Wessler, a member of G Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, joined the Marine Corps last July and had been in Vietnam for about two months. The latest casualty brought to 46 the number of local servicemen killed in Vietnam - 26 more than the local men who were killed in the Korean War. Funeral services will be held at the Vancouver Funeral Chapel following return of the body from Vietnam.