George Edward Dehner
George Edward Dehner
U.S. Marine Corps
Private First Class (PFC) [E-3]
Biography:
George Edward Dehner of Alton was a 1967 graduate of Spalding High School in Granville. He enlisted in the Marine Corps on January 29, 1968 and arrived in Vietnam in July of the same year. PFC Dehner had only been in Vietnam for about three months when he died. He was killed by fragmentation wounds he suffered to his entire body while on a combat operation in Quang Nam Province. A funeral service and burial for the 19-year-old took place at Saint Mary’s Catholic Church and Cemetery in Alton.
County:
Sioux
City of Entry | Alton | |
Conflict/Time Period | Vietnam War | Service Location | Organization(s) | Separation Status | Killed In Action (KIA) | Specialty/Rate | Specific Jobs |