Saint Clair in St. Clair County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
PFC Dewayne T. Williams
Medal of Honor
Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, July 5, 2022
1. PFC Dewayne T. Williams Marker
PFC Dewayne T. Williams
Medal of Honor
United States Marine Corps
Killed in Action September 18, 1968
1st Platoon Company H, 2nd Battalion,
1st Marines, 1st Marine Division Quang
Nam Province, Republic of Vietnam
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list.
Location. 42° 49.332′ N, 82° 29.186′ W. Marker is in Saint Clair, Michigan, in St. Clair County. Memorial is on South Riverside Avenue (State Highway 29) near Cass Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 400 South 3rd Street, Saint Clair MI 48079, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. St. Clair Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); First Baptist Church (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Diamond Crystal World War II Veterans Memorial (about 800 feet away); First Congregational Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Murphy Inn (Farmers Home) (approx. 0.2 miles away); The City of St. Clair (approx. 0.2 miles away); Diamond Crystal Salt Company (approx. ¼ mile away); St. Clair Inn (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Saint Clair.
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Also see . . . Dewayne T. Williams. Medal of Honor Citation
Private First Class Williams was a member of a combat patrol sent out from the platoon with the mission of establishing positions in the company's area of operations, from which it could intercept and destroy enemy sniper teams operating in the area. On the night of September 18, 1968, as the patrol was preparing to move from its daylight position to a preselected night position, it was attacked from ambush by a squad of enemy using small arms and hand grenades. Although severely wounded in the back by the close intense fire, Private First Class Williams, recognizing the danger to the patrol, immediately began to crawl forward toward a good firing position. While he was moving under the continuing intense fire, he heard one of the members of the patrol sound the alert that an enemy grenade had landed in their position. Reacting instantly to the alert, he saw that the grenade had landed close to where he was lying and without hesitation, in a valiant act of heroism, he rolled on top of the grenade as it exploded, absorbing the full and tremendous impact of the explosion with his own body.(Submitted on March 12, 2023, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan.)
Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, July 5, 2022
2. PFC Dewayne T. Williams Marker
Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, July 5, 2022
3. PFC Dewayne T. Williams Marker
Memorial is on the right beyond the "cartwheel kids".
Photographed By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andrew Waters, April 17, 2020
4. USNS PFC Dewayne T. Williams
USNS PFC Dewayne T. Williams (T-AK-3009) , (former MV PFC Dewayne T. Williams (AK-3009)), is the second ship of the 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo-class cargo ship and one of the maritime prepositioning ships of the US Navy. She is named after Medal of Honor recipient and US Marine Dewayne T. Williams.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 12, 2023, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 110 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 12, 2023, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
