JOSEPH L. HESSON III
Home Of Record:
PENNSAUKEN
County:
Camden
Status:
Killed In Action
Rank:
PFC
Branch Of Service:
Marines
Country Of Incident:
SVN
Date of Casualty:
August 10, 1969
Date of Birth:
February 22, 1949

Joseph Leonard Hesson III was born on February 22, 1949, to Joseph and Dolores Hesson. His home of record is Pennsauken, NJ. He had one sister, Dolores. Joseph graduated from Camden County Vocational School in June 1967. He enjoyed electronics, swimming and track.

Hesson attended Camden County College for a year before entering the US Marine Corps in 1968, where he attained the rank of Private First Class (PFC).

Hesson was killed in action on August 10, 1969, in South Vietnam.

Information from Dolores Hesson (mother) and NJVVMF



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Jim McIlhenney
christianamacks@comcast.net
Marine Viet Nam Veteran
2 Area Marines Are Killed in Viet Combat
A 19-year-old Doylestown (PA) Marine and a 20-year-old Pennsauken, NJ, Marine were among U. S. servicemen killed earlier this week in Vietnam combat, it was announced Friday by the Defense Department. Killed were Pfc. Donald L. Elliott, son of Mr. and Mrs. James R. Elliott, Rengency Woods Apartments, Doylestown, and Pfc. Joseph L. Hesson 3d, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Hesson Jr., 2233 39th st. Pennsauken. HIT BY FRAGMENTS Both Marines died Sunday after they were struck by grenade and mortar fragments during fighting in the Quang Tri province near Vandergrift combat base, a spokesman for the Defense Department said. Pfc. Elliott had been in Vietnam two months. Pfc. Hesson had been there since December 1968. Parents of both Marines said Friday their sons "believed" in what they were doing there. PLANS FOR STUDY Pfc. Elliott, a motorcycle enthusiast, had planned to study mechanical engineering in college after his discharge. Pfc. Hesson had studied electronics at Camden County College in Blackwood, NJ, before he enlisted in June 1968. He had been hospitalized twice in Vietnam with malaria, his parents said. Pfc. Elliott joined the Marine Corps last September and celebrated his 19th birthday three days before he was killed. In addition to his parents, Elliott leaves a sister, Catherine, 21. Hesson also is survived by a sister, Delores, 18, besides his parents.
Sunday, December 15, 2002

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