HM3 Charles Benham Boynton Jr.

15 Nov 1947 – 16 Apr 1968 (aged 20)

 

KILLED IN ACTION VIETNAM (KHE SANH)

UNITED STATES NAVY

HOSPITAL CORPSMAN 3RD CLASS, BATTLEFIELD MEDIC

H&S CO, 3RD BN, 9TH MARINES, 3RD MAR DIV

 

HE IS HONORED ON THE VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL WALL PANEL 50E LINE 11

 

Graduate of Dundalk High School Class of 1965 and enlisted in the Navy in June of 1966. He was killed in action at the Marine Garrison @ Khe Sanh where he served as a battlefield medic. He had been in Vietnam since November 1967 and was assigned to Khe Sanh on January 22nd. He served the area during the worst days of the Communist 3-month siege.