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Joseph Lawrence Beightler

Private First Class Army Vietnam War

Army
Army
Private First Class
Private First Class
Branch of Service
Army
Rank
Private First Class
Unit
4th Division, 3rd Infantry
Conflict / Era
Vietnam War
Years of Service
1968 – 1969
Date of Birth
01/29/1949
Hometown
Leesburg, OH
Awards & Decorations
Purple Heart, National Defense Service Medal; Vietnam Service Medal; Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal with Device; Combat Infantry Badge; Sharpshooter (rifle M-14)
Monument Paver
Yes — Section G
Overseas Service
Vietnam
Township (entering service)
Leesburg
Township (current / at death)
Leesburg
Church
Shiloh Chapel (Friends), Marysville, Ohio 43040
School
UNKNOWN
Record Authenticated
No

Decorations

Purple Heart
Purple Heart
National Defense Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal

Biography

Overseas service: Vietnam. Church: Shiloh Chapel (Friends), Marysville, Ohio 43040. School: UNKNOWN. shot July 22, 1969, retired while at Walter Reed Hospital

Source: Veteran form submitted 04/13/2005 by veteran, Joseph L. Beightler; DD-214, Union Co. Recorder's Office , Vol. 12, p. 101