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Joseph Reid "Taco" Clemans

Sergeant Army Vietnam War

Army
Army
Sergeant
Sergeant
Branch of Service
Army
Rank
Sergeant
Unit
U.S. Army Military Command, ACTV, Hanau
Conflict / Era
Vietnam War
Years of Service
1960 – 1976
Date of Birth
11/05/1937
Date of Death
06/28/2000
Hometown
Union, OH
Awards & Decorations
Bronze Star, Good Conduct Medal with Bronze Clasp; National Defense Service Medal; Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal; Vietnam Service Medal; Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal; Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation with Palm
Burial Location
Union Twp: Milford Center
Monument Paver
Yes — Section Q
Overseas Service
Germany; Southeast Asia
Township (entering service)
Union
Township (current / at death)
Union
Church
Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Milford Center, Ohio
School
Union Local High School
Record Authenticated
Yes

Decorations

Bronze Star
Bronze Star
National Defense Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal

Biography

Overseas service: Germany; Southeast Asia. Church: Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Milford Center, Ohio. School: Union Local High School. Enlisted 04/27/1970, Ft. Lee, Virginia; served 4 years, 5 months, 7 days of foreign service; served 15 years, 6 months, 10 days of total active service; honorably discharged 04/21/1976, Fort Dix, New Jersey; veteran data form lists active duty dates as 1971-1974 (most recent period as listed on DD-214 discharge) 8-26-2011 DD-214 removed from file (privacy law) by E Carmany

Source: Veteran data form submitted 01/10/2007 by Linda Clemans; DD-214, Union Co. Recorder's Office, Vol. 14, p. 191; obituary, Marysville Journal-Tribune, 06/30/2000