List of decorated Marines from 3rd Battalion 3rd Marines

This is a complete list of Marines from the 3rd Battalion 3rd Marine Regiment who have been awarded the United States's Medal of Honor, Navy Cross, or Silver Star. An asterisk after a recipient's name indicates that the award was given posthumously.

World War II
Six Marines from 3rd Battalion were awarded the Navy Cross during World War II, four of them during the Battle of Bougainville and the other two during the Battle of Guam. Only one 3/3 Marine were awarded the Medal of Honor during World War II.

Medal of Honor
Private Luther Skaggs, Jr. received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions on the beachhead on Guam during World War II. After the section leader became a casualty, Skaggs took over command and led the section through heavy enemy fire. Although wounded by a Japanese grenade that shattered the lower part of his leg, he continued to defend for a further eight hours through the night.

Navy Cross

 * James Beck
 * Rank and billet: Private, Rifleman
 * Organization: Company K
 * Date and place of action: 1943-11-22, Piva Forks, Bougainville
 * Entered service: Unknown
 * Birth: Unknown


 * Ralph Houser
 * Rank and billet: Lieutenant Colonel, Battalion Commander
 * Organization: H&S Company
 * Date and place of action: 1944-07-21 - 1944-07-23, Asan-Adelup Beachead, Guam
 * Entered service: 1935, Quantico, Virginia
 * Birth: 1914, Iowa City, Iowa
 * Death: 2001, Reston, Virginia


 * John Logan, Jr.*
 * Rank and billet: Corporal, Squad Leader
 * Organization: Unknown
 * Date and place of action: 1943-11-24, Piva Forks, Bougainville
 * Entered service: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
 * Birth: Washington, D.C.
 * Death: 1943, Bougainville


 * Vernon Miller
 * Rank and billet: 1st Lieutenant, Platoon Commander
 * Organization: Machine Gun Platoon, Company K
 * Date and place of action: 1944-07-21 - 1944-07-23, Asan-Adelup Beachead, Guam
 * Entered service:
 * Birth:
 * Death:


 * Paul Torian
 * Rank and billet: Captain, Company Commander
 * Organization: Company K
 * Date and place of action: 1943-11-24, Piva Forks, Bougainville
 * Entered service: Evansville, Indiana
 * Birth: 1920, Evansville, Indiana
 * Death: 2004


 * Robert Turnbull*
 * Rank and billet: Captain, Company Commander
 * Organization: Company L
 * Date and place of action: 1943-11-24, Piva Forks, Bougainville
 * Entered service: Lawrenceville, Virginia
 * Birth: Lawrenceville, Virginia
 * Death: 1943, Bougainville

James Luther Lee Jnr*
 * Citation: Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 328 (July 1944)
 * Rank: Pharmacist's Mate Third Class
 * Company: Corpsman
 * Date and place of action: 1943-11-21, Piva Forks, Bougainville
 * Entered service: Austin, Texas
 * Born: September 8, 1924 at Fiskville, Texas
 * Home Town: Round Rock, Texas
 * Death: Killed in Action 1943-11-21, Piva Forks, Bougainville

Legion of Merit

 * Royal Bastian
 * Rank and billet: Major, Battalion Executive Officer, Acting Battalion Commander
 * Organization: H&S Company
 * Date and place of action: 1944-07-23 - 1944-08-10, Asan-Adelup Beachead, Guam
 * Entered service: UNK
 * Birth: UNK
 * Death: UNK

Medal of Honor

 * Ronald L. Coker*
 * Rank and billet: Private First Class, Rifleman
 * Organization: Company M
 * Date and place of action: 1969-03-24, Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam
 * Entered service: 1968-04-16, Denver, Colorado
 * Birth: 1947-08-09, Alliance, Nebraska
 * Death: 1969-03-24, Quang Tri Province


 * Robert O'Malley
 * Rank and billet: Corporal, Squad Leader
 * Organization: Company I
 * Date and place of action: 1965-08-18, Operation Starlite, Republic of Vietnam
 * Entered service: 1961-10-11, New York, NY
 * Birth: 1943-06-03, New York, NY
 * Death: N/A


 * William Prom*
 * Rank and billet: Lance Corporal, Machine Gunner
 * Organization: Machine Gun Section, Company I
 * Date and place of action: 1969-02-09, Near An Hoa, Republic of Vietnam
 * Entered service: 1967-12-27, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
 * Birth: 1948-11-17, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
 * Death: 1969-02-09, Near An Hoa

Navy Cross

 * Joseph Muir
 * Rank and billet: Lieutenant Colonel, Battalion Commander
 * Organization: H&S Company
 * Date and place of action: 1965-08-18 to 1965-08-24, Operation Starlite, Republic of Vietnam
 * Entered service: Unknown
 * Birth: 1948-06-08, New York, NY
 * Death: 1965-09-11, Da Nang, Republic of Vietnam


 * Bruce Webb*
 * Rank and billet: Captain, Company Commander
 * Organization: Company I
 * Date and place of action: 1965-08-18, Operation Starlite, Republic of Vietnam
 * Entered service: Unknown
 * Birth: 1933-11-10, Wheaton, IL
 * Death: 1965-08-18, Republic of Vietnam


 * James Mulloy
 * Rank and billet: Sergeant, Supply NCO
 * Organization: H&S Company
 * Date and place of action: 1965-08-18, Operation Starlite, Republic of Vietnam
 * Entered service: Unknown
 * Birth: Unknown
 * Death:


 * Robert Moe
 * Rank and billet: Staff Sergeant, Platoon Commander
 * Organization: Company L, 3rd Platoon
 * Date and place of action: 1965-12-09, Quang Tin Province, Republic of Vietnam
 * Entered service: Unknown
 * Birth: Unknown
 * Death:


 * Grover Dickson*
 * Rank and billet: Corporal, Squad Leader
 * Organization: Company K, 2nd Platoon
 * Date and place of action: 1966-11-11, Operation Prairie, Republic of Vietnam
 * Entered service: New Orleans, LA
 * Birth: 1938-03-15, Fort Worth, TX
 * Death: 1966-11-11, Republic of Vietnam


 * James Kelly*
 * Rank and billet: Corporal, Grenadier
 * Organization: Company I
 * Date and place of action: 1967-03-24, An Hoa, Republic of Vietnam
 * Entered service: Sacramento, CA
 * Birth: 1945-03-12
 * Death: 1967-03-24, Republic of Vietnam


 * Louis Pichon*
 * Rank and billet: Gunnery Sergeant, Company Gunnery Sergeant
 * Organization: Company I
 * Date and place of action: 1967-03-24, Cam Lo, Republic of Vietnam
 * Entered service: Slidell, LA
 * Birth: Unknown
 * Death: 1967-03-24, Republic of Vietnam


 * Robert Schley*
 * Rank and billet: Corporal, Machine Gun Team Leader
 * Organization: Company M
 * Date and place of action: 1967-04-30, Battle of Hill 881, Republic of Vietnam
 * Entered service: Unknown
 * Birth: 1944-01-21, Oregon, WI
 * Death: 1967-04-30, Republic of Vietnam


 * Terrance Meier*
 * Rank and billet: Staff Sergeant, Platoon Sergeant
 * Organization: Company M, 2nd Platoon
 * Date and place of action: 1967-07-21, Ca Lu, Republic of Vietnam
 * Entered service: Portland, OR
 * Birth: Unknown
 * Death: 1967-07-21, Republic of Vietnam


 * Robert Lee Quick*
 * Rank and billet: Private First Class, Rifleman
 * Organization: Company K
 * Date and place of action: 1968-02-07, Gio Linh, Republic of Vietnam
 * Entered service: Wallaceton, PA
 * Birth: Unknown
 * Death: 1968-02-07, Republic of Vietnam


 * Edward Day*
 * Rank and billet: Lance Corporal, Squad Leader
 * Organization: Company L
 * Date and place of action: 1968-08-26, The Rockpile, Republic of Vietnam
 * Entered service: Philadelphia, PA
 * Birth: 1949-07-12
 * Death: 1968-08-26, Republic of Vietnam


 * Vernon Yarber*
 * Rank and billet: Lance Corporal, Squad Leader
 * Organization: Company L
 * Date and place of action: 1968-08-26, The Rockpile, Republic of Vietnam
 * Entered service: Jacksonville, FL
 * Birth:
 * Death: 1968-08-26, Republic of Vietnam


 * Robert Dalton
 * Rank and billet: Corporal, Squad Leader
 * Organization: Company K
 * Date and place of action: 1969-05-25, Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone, Republic of Vietnam
 * Entered service: Unknown
 * Birth: Unknown
 * Death:


 * Roger Rosenberger*
 * Rank and billet: Private First Class, Rifleman
 * Organization: Company M
 * Date and place of action: 1969-06-17, Dong Ha, Republic of Vietnam
 * Entered service: Swartz Creek, MI
 * Birth: 1950-07-29
 * Death: 1969-06-17, Republic of Vietnam


 * James McWhorter*
 * Rank and billet: Lance Corporal, Squad Leader
 * Organization: Company L, 3rd Platoon
 * Date and place of action: 1969-08-22, Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam
 * Entered service: Beaverton, OR
 * Birth: Unknown
 * Death: 1969-08-22, Republic of Vietnam


 * Terrence Kierznowski*
 * Rank and billet: Hospitalman Second Class, Corpsman
 * Organization: Company K
 * Date and place of action: 1969-09-12, Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam
 * Entered service: Crete, IL
 * Birth: Unknown
 * Death: 1969-09-12, Republic of Vietnam

Silver Star
Lance Corporal Dennis Scalici, a fire team leader with Lima Company, won two Silver Stars within a four month period.

Lance Corporal Timothy Gene Carter*  Mortar Team Leader was awarded the Silver Star along with 6 other medals posthumously (1969). Carter was the highest decorated Marine from Nevada of the Viet-Nam War. A Mortar Range in Hawthorne,Nevada bears his name.

Medal of Honor
As of September 2011, one Marine from Third Battalion was awarded the Medal of Honor in the Global War on Terror.


 * Dakota Meyer
 * Rank and billet: Corporal
 * Organization: Embedded Training Team 2-8
 * Date and place of action: 2008-09-08, Kunar province, Afghanistan
 * Entered service: Greensburg, Kentucky
 * Birth: Greensburg, Kentucky



Silver Star
, only one Marine from Third Battalion has earned the Silver Star in the Global War on Terror.


 * Stephen Boada
 * Rank and billet: 1st Lieutenant, Forward Air Controller
 * Organization: Company K, 2nd Platoon
 * Date and place of action: 2005-05-05 - 2005-05-09, Shatagal Village, Afghanistan
 * Entered service: Bristol, Connecticut
 * Birth: Bristol, Connecticut



Statistics
Parentheses indicate number of times award was posthumous.