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Leo P. Mitchell Jr.

Specialist - 5 Army Vietnam War

Army
Army
Branch of Service
Army
Rank
Specialist - 5
Unit
Company D, 3rd A R B, 50th Infantry
Conflict / Era
Vietnam War
Years of Service
1959 – 1968
Date of Birth
01/12/1942
Date of Death
02/20/2010
Hometown
Paris, OH
Awards & Decorations
Expert Marksman M-1 Rifle, 45 Cal. Sub Machine Gun, 45 Cal. pistol, Tank Grenade Launcher,Army Commendation Medal, Army Acheivement Medal, Good Conduct Medal, National Defence Service Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, NCO Proffessional Developement Ribbo, Southwest Asia Service Medal w/3 cronze service stars, Expert Marksman Badge rifle m16;Pistol 45 cal;grenade, Kuwait Liberation Medal
Burial Location
Paris Twp: Oakdale
Monument Paver
Yes — Section D
Overseas Service
Germany; Wildfleeken, Germany
Reserve Service
1959 – 1960
Township (entering service)
Paris
Township (current / at death)
Paris
Church
Methodist
School
Marysville High School
Record Authenticated
No

Decorations

Army Commendation Medal
Army Commendation Medal
Good Conduct Medal
Good Conduct Medal

Biography

Overseas service: Germany; Wildfleeken, Germany. Church: Methodist. School: Marysville High School.

Source: No DD-214 recorded in Union County Recorder's Office as of 11 December 2007 | obit Marysville JT 02/22/2010/In Memorial Marysville JT 02/22/2011; Ancestry - Find A Grave & Dept. of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death Fiel, 1850-2010