- Branch of Service
- Army
- Rank
- Corporal
- Unit
- 6102nd Supply Squadron; 173rd Airborne Brigade, Light Weapons Infantry
- Conflict / Era
- Vietnam War
- Years of Service
- 04/01/1960 – 09/27/1968
- Date of Birth
- 09/05/1942
- Date of Death
- 09/27/1968
- Hometown
- Paris, OH
- Awards & Decorations
- Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Bronze Star Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster; Good Conduct Medal
- Burial Location
- Paris Twp: Oakdale
- Monument Paver
- Yes — Section B
- Also served in
- Army, Air Force
- Overseas Service
- South Vietnam
- Township (entering service)
- Paris
- Township (current / at death)
- Paris
- Church
- United Methodist Church
- School
- UNKNOWN
- Status
- Killed in Action
- When
- 09/27/1968
- Where
- Military Region 2, Binh Dinh, South Vietnam
- Record Authenticated
- Yes
Decorations
Biography
Overseas service: South Vietnam. Church: United Methodist Church. School: UNKNOWN. Serial #15626540; enlisted 04/01/1960, Columbus, Ohio; honorably discharged 12/10/1963 with 3 years, 8 months, and 10 days of active duty; later returned to active duty status from Reserves; Type of Casualty: Hostile - Killed; Reason: explosive device; body recovered; age 26; posthumously promoted; NARA Ref. #17461; honored on Panel 42W, Row 33, of the Vietnam Wall; KIA (father was also KIA, WWII) 2-21-2013 Patty Brown 642-3206, Annalee Webb 642-3033
Source: Mark Hoffhines; National Archives; Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund Virtual Wall; DD-214, Union Co. Recorder's Office, Vol. 10, p. 507