Highest Honors Special Operations POW / MIA
United States of America
Headstone of Joseph Gary Mixson
Headstone of Joseph Gary Mixson
U.S. Marine Corps · United States United States

Joseph Gary Mixson

Major
1934 – 1966
Purple HeartNational Defense Service MedalVietnam Service MedalRepublic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Vietnam Wall · Panel 13E
Life Keepsakes Service Decorations Shadow Box Memorials Laid to Rest In Our Keeping

Major Joseph Gary Mixson served in the U.S. Marine Corps. Joseph served with the ADV TM 22 MACV. Joseph served in the Vietnam War. Joseph was 32 years old.

How They Died
Manner Combat Death
Cause Blast injury
Circumstance Killed in action
Place Binh Dinh
Keepsakes
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Service Record
U.S. Marine Corps
ADV TEAM 3, USMC ADV UNIT, NAVAL ADV GROUP, USNAVFORV
0392: Unknown Infantry MOS Code
MAJ
BINH DINH
1966
Pay grade O03.
Conflicts
Vietnam War
Awards & Decorations 4

For service and achievement

Purple Heart

Campaign and service medals

National Defense Service Medal
Vietnam Service Medal

Foreign awards

Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Memorials
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel 13E · Line 28 cut as JOSEPH G MIXSON
Burial Information
Cemetery Arlington National Cemetery
Section 1
Grave 1650
In Our Keeping
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Joseph Gary Mixson
Major
U.S. Marine Corps
- 1966
MACV Advisory Team 22
Major
Purple Heart National Defense Service Medal Vietnam Service Medal Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

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