Bio: Jansen, Lance Corp Ralph A. (Military Notes - 1967)

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Surnames: Jansen

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 3/30/1967

Jansen, Marine Lance Corp Ralph A. (Military Notes - 1967)

Marine Lance Corp. Ralph a. Jansen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Jansen of Tr. 1, Neillsville, is in Chu Lai, Vietnam, serving as a member of the first motor transport battalion, First Marine division. His battalion is responsible for providing vehicles of all types to fill transportation needs of the division units in the area.

When not on the road, vehicles are carefully checked and cleaned by mechanics, which are trained to provide maintenance services.

Marines of the battalion also participate in a continuous civic action program designed to help the local Vietnamese help themselves through better sanitation and health improvement programs.