3rd Battalion 26th Marines (Vietnam)

 Robert Tipton

United States Marine, Robert D. Tipton, died 20 February 2019 after a fight with cancer.  Bob was living in Largo, Florida.  He served in Vietnam with India Company, 3^rd Battalion, 26^th Marines during 1967-68, including service on Hill 881S near the Khe Sanh Combat Base during the major battle there from January through April 1968.  Bob was an infantryman and received the Purple Heart for wounds incurred in June 1968.