Peter Steven Timmerman
“Steve” was only 19 when he died. He was scheduled to return home in only 20 days.
Date of birth: 21 November 1949
Date of casualty: 21 February 1969
Home of record: Portland, Oregon
Branch and Rank: Marine Corps, Private First Class
Awards: National Defense Service Medal, Purple Heart, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Combat Action Ribbon
Location of name on the Vietnam Wall: 32W, 74
Location of service: South Vietnam, Quang Tri province
Died through hostile action – land mine.
Schools Attended: Jordan Valley and West Linn High School
Burial location: Mountain View Cemetery, Oregon City, Oregon
Memorials: Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Washington, DC), Oregon Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Portland)
The Oregonian, Friday, March 7, 1969
Marine Dies in Vietnam
WEST LINN (Special) – Marine Pfc. Peter Steven Timmerman, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dale E. Stewart, West Linn, was killed in action in Vietnam while serving with the 3rd Marine Division, his parents have been informed by the Defense Department.
Pfc. Timmerman, a radio operator for a heavy artillery platoon, died Feb. 21 when the jeep he was driving struck a land mine. He had served 13 months in South Vietnam and was due to return home in 20 days.
Before joining the Marine Corps, he attended Jordan Valley and West Linn high schools.
In addition to his parents, survivors include two sisters, Denise Glimpse and Sytje Timmerman, and a grandfather, John Timmerman of Ontario.
Services are pending.
The following remembrances were originally posted here:
http://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/52102/PETER-S-TIMMERMAN
Never forget. Please.
BY DAVID T.
Like Peter, I also was a Marine field radio operator. We went through boot camp and all other training together. Though we were assigned to different outfits in Viet Nam, we kept in touch, planning to get back together again in March when we completed our respective tours.
I still miss you, my friend. You were a good man.
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Rest in Peace, Steve.
We went to school together in Jordan Valley for a while. I remember when I read in the paper of your death, I gasped. I have never forgotten you and I have a rubbing of your name that my son took when he was at the Wall. Thank you for your service, Steve. RIP
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We are Proud of you Cousin
Cousin, I was at Quang Tri April 72. I knew you were with me.
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Who was Peter Steven Timmerman?
BY ARTHUR B. THOMPSON JR.,MAJOR,USMC
Peter was a member of the 5th 155mm Gun Battery, 9th Marine Amphibious Brigade. His platoon was stationed at Fire Support Base Elliott (The Rockpile).He died when the jeep he was driving struck a mine on National Route 9 west of the village of Cam Lo.
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“Steve” was only 19 when he died. He was scheduled to return home in only 20 days.
Date of birth: 21 November 1949
Date of casualty: 21 February 1969
Home of record: Portland, Oregon
Branch and Rank: Marine Corps, Private First Class
Awards: National Defense Service Medal, Purple Heart, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Combat Action Ribbon
Location of name on the Vietnam Wall: 32W, 74
Location of service: South Vietnam, Quang Tri province
Died through hostile action – land mine.
Schools Attended: Jordan Valley and West Linn High School
Burial location: Mountain View Cemetery, Oregon City, Oregon
Memorials: Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Washington, DC), Oregon Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Portland)
The Oregonian, Friday, March 7, 1969
Marine Dies in Vietnam
WEST LINN (Special) – Marine Pfc. Peter Steven Timmerman, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dale E. Stewart, West Linn, was killed in action in Vietnam while serving with the 3rd Marine Division, his parents have been informed by the Defense Department.
Pfc. Timmerman, a radio operator for a heavy artillery platoon, died Feb. 21 when the jeep he was driving struck a land mine. He had served 13 months in South Vietnam and was due to return home in 20 days.
Before joining the Marine Corps, he attended Jordan Valley and West Linn high schools.
In addition to his parents, survivors include two sisters, Denise Glimpse and Sytje Timmerman, and a grandfather, John Timmerman of Ontario.
Services are pending.
The following remembrances were originally posted here:
http://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/52102/PETER-S-TIMMERMAN
Never forget. Please.
BY DAVID T.
Like Peter, I also was a Marine field radio operator. We went through boot camp and all other training together. Though we were assigned to different outfits in Viet Nam, we kept in touch, planning to get back together again in March when we completed our respective tours.
I still miss you, my friend. You were a good man.
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Rest in Peace, Steve.
We went to school together in Jordan Valley for a while. I remember when I read in the paper of your death, I gasped. I have never forgotten you and I have a rubbing of your name that my son took when he was at the Wall. Thank you for your service, Steve. RIP
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We are Proud of you Cousin
Cousin, I was at Quang Tri April 72. I knew you were with me.
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Who was Peter Steven Timmerman?
BY ARTHUR B. THOMPSON JR.,MAJOR,USMC
Peter was a member of the 5th 155mm Gun Battery, 9th Marine Amphibious Brigade. His platoon was stationed at Fire Support Base Elliott (The Rockpile).He died when the jeep he was driving struck a mine on National Route 9 west of the village of Cam Lo.
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