Lemuel Ebb Terrell

Lemuel Ebb Terrell May 3, 1969 Operation Kentucky Jumper/Operation Massachusetts Striker Please contribute a written memory, a verbal memory, a video, a photo, or simply speak his name. They say a soldier dies twice. Once when he takes his last breath. Twice when his name is spoken for the last time. Speak his name... Featured Pictures See More Photos Share Photos Featured Video Watch More Videos Share Video Featured Audio Hear More Audios Share Audio Featured Written Story Read Written Stories Share Written Stories   Lemuel Ebb Terrell Lemuel Ebb Terrell arrived in Vietnam in August of 1968. He served with Alpha Company, 3/187th. Lemuel was killed in action on May 3, 1969 during a combat operation on Dong Ngai near FSB Airborne. Elements of Alpha Company were on patrol when Lemuel spotted an NVA position to his front. Lemuel was able to warn other members of his platoon and engage the NVA. Lemuel was hit by automatic weapons fire. Lemuel was from Purvis, Mississippi and was nineteen years of age. He is buried at Grantham Cemetery, Lamar County, Mississippi. His name is etched on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, Panel 26W, Line 109. RIP soldier! Never forget! Never forgotten! Photo obtained from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund - Wall of Faces. Image available on the internet and included in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107. Information obtained from 3/187th documents obtained by TSTP during research trips to the National Archives and Records Administration as well as from the Coffelt Database.