PFC Murray Dean Vidler

1946 - 1967  (21 years)

• Name	Murray Dean Vidler
  Prefix	PFC
  Birth	6 May 1946	Kerrobert, Kindersley Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada
  Gender	Male
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110472815
  _FGRAVE	110472815
  _FSFTID	MV53-8LZ
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MV53-8LZ
  Death	19 Dec 1967	Dien Ban, Quang Nam, Vietnam
  	Cause: Killed in action by hostile gunshot wounds.
  	Murray was the son of Vincent Victor Vidler and Gemmell Vidler, the brother of Lorne Vidler all of Regina SK. He enlisted in the US Marine Corps on May 1, 1967 in Minneapolis MN with his home of record designated as Fargo ND. Murray arrived in Vietnam on October 10, and was assigned for duty with Company M, 3d Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st MARDIV (Rein) FMF. On December 19, while crossing a rice paddy in the vicinity of Dong Tien in an area of Dien Ban District in Quang Nam Province known as "Dodge City" a patrol of Marines were hit with enemy sniper fire followed by a automatic weapons fire and volleys of grenades. The superior force of Viet Cong overran the Marines killing three of the men, took their weapons, equipment and fled by the time a reaction force of Marines arrived on the scene. The reaction team recovered three of their dead comrades, one of whom was PFC Vidler who had been killed as a result of hostile gunshot wounds. One severely wounded Marine was found who had survived the attack and was evacuated for medical treatment. Casulaties: PFC James Martin Klopmeyer PFC John Franklin Riegel PFC Murray Dean Vidler
  Burial	Riverside Memorial Park Cemetery, Regina, Regina Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada
  	Address: 815 Assiniboine Avenue E. Regina, Regina Census Division, Saskatchewan S4P 3C8 Canada
  Person ID	I35138	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	Vincent Victor "Vernie" Vidler,   b. 3 Aug 1910, Saskatoon, Saskatoon Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada d. 23 Dec 1985, Regina, Regina Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Mary Gemmel Kidd,   b. 14 Oct 1909, Lockwood, Saskatchewan Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada d. 9 Feb 2004, Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	1940
  Family ID	F3847	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 6 May 1946 - Kerrobert, Kindersley Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  PFC Murray Dean Vidler 1946-1967

  
  

• Notes

  (Medical):On December 19, while crossing a rice paddy in the vicinity of Dong Tien in an area of Dien Ban District in Quang Nam Province known as "Dodge City" a patrol of Marines were hit with enemy sniper fire followed by a automatic weapons fire and volleys of grenades. The superior force of Viet Cong overran the Marines killing three of the men, took their weapons, equipment and fled by the time a reaction force of Marines arrived on the scene. The reaction team recovered three of their dead comrades, one of whom was PFC Vidler who had been killed as a result of hostile gunshot wounds. One severely wounded Marine was found who had survived the attack and was evacuated for medical treatment.