Lance Corporal Terry Buckles Day, son of Elbert L. and Josephine Buckles Day 1235 N. 400 E., Bountiful, was killed Sept. 29, 1968 in a helicopter crash after being shot down by enemy fire in Vietnam, ten miles southwest of Da Nang, Quang Nam Province.
Terry B. Day was born July 26, 1947 in Salt Lake City. He was a priest in the Bountiful 27th LDS ward, and a graduate of Bountiful High School in 1965. He had attended Weber State College.
He enlisted in the US Marines Aug. 23, 1966 and arrived in Vietnam October, 1967. He was an aerial gunner stationed at Marble Mountain, Vietnam Marine Base. He became an Aerial Camera Systems Technician with the HML-167, MAG-16, 1ST MAW, III MAF unit.
Surviving are his parents and one sister, Mrs. Gerald (Jodie) D. Kinghorn of Bountiful.
Interment Centerville Cemetery.
Thank you, Terry Day, for making the ultimate sacrifice for the freedom so many of us take for granted. Although your lifetime was very brief, you are a sterling example of honor, dedication, and valor to all. You are a true hero.
