First Lt. ??? Anyone can Identify please notify me.

Close of of very clean First Louie after the Jan 19 mission. Was he a pilot or a grunt? Those appear to be Gold Jump wings and why wear silver bars in the field?

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cnowotny

[Oct 02, 2014 at 11:13 AM]

This yet to be identified Marine is a young RECON Lt. from the 1st Bttn Force Recon (Rein) at 3rd Mar Div's Recon pad at Phu Bai on 25 Jan, 1968. Note: Marine Parachutist Badge (GOLD) and shinny bars indicating this young Lt. was not coming in or going out to the bush.

cnowotny

[Oct 02, 2014 at 11:18 AM]

He met us at the recon pad after we delivered a recon team (Pearl Chest) from a hairy hillside extraction on 25 Jan, '68, Just prior to going after the Quizmaster team who was deeply in the __________

cnowotny

[Feb 16, 2016 at 05:31 PM]

I've finally after 48 Years identified this young Marine Recon Lieutenant. It is Joe Taussig who was with 1 Bttn (Rein) Force Recon when they moved up to Phu Bai in January of ''68. Joe now lives in Switzerland. Thanks to Bill McBride of 3rd Recon for recognizing Joe.

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