Charles Homer Ball
Private First Class, U.S. Marine Corps

Charles Homer Ball was born on 15 January 1945 in Steubenville, OH.

On 21 December 1966, Private First Class Charles Homer Ball was serving as a rifleman with D Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division, III Marine Amphibious Force in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam.

On that day, PFC Ball was killed in action by small arms fire.

Medals

Purple Heart
Combat Action Ribbon
National Defense Service Medal
Vietnam Service Medal
Vietnam Campaign Medal

Honors

The name Charles H Ball is inscribed on Panel 13E Line 66 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall.

Death and Burial

PFC Charles Homer Ball died on 21 December 1966 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam. He is buried in Union Cemetery in Steubenville, OH.

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