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SP4 DONALD JUNE CORBETT
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SP4 Donald J. Corbett arrived in Vietnam October 18, 1968 and was assigned to
A/2-501 IN. KIA: 05/13/1969 (Airborne). Corbett is listed on the 1968 Roster. He
is not listed on the KIA Roster which covers 1967 - 1968 because he died in
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Donald was selected as our "Some Gave All" recipient for our 2024 Reunion. There
are two very emotional stories about Donald's untimely death on Firebase
Airborne. The first involves fellow Avenger Louis Pitisci. They met upon arrival
in Vietnam and they snapped their ponchos together for a hooch. They bonded
under the rigors of being assigned to a Combat Infantry unit and promised each
other to contact each other's wives if one of them were to make it home without
the other. Louis fulfilled that promise 53 years later at our rreunion. The second involves reuniting with the family of fellow Avenger Richard Robert Kelly. His sister Nancy Weisheim accepted the SGA award for him at our 2022 reunion in Boise. Richard and Donald became friends after Don and Louis were separated. Sadly, both were KIA on FSB Airborne. |
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This is from the "History" section of our web: http://www.alphaavengers.com/history.htm#a-shau |
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| DONALD JUNE CORBETT Adel, GA, SP4 - E4 - Army - Selective Service. 101st Airborne Division. Length of service 0 years. His tour began on Oct 18, 1968. Casualty was on May 13, 1969 in THUA THIEN, SOUTH VIETNAM. HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY, MULTIPLE FRAGMENTATION WOUNDS. Body was recovered. Panel 25W - Line 96 |
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BIRTH 18 Nov 1948, Adel, Cook County, Georgia, USA DEATH 13 May 1969 (aged 20), Vietnam BURIAL - Woodlawn City Cemetery, Adel, Cook County, Georgia, USA, MEMORIAL ID 110291743 |
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2024 SGA RECIPIENT
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Medals and Awards Purple Heart Medal National Defense Service Medal Vietnam Service Medal with 3 Bronze Stars Vietnam Campaign Medal Combat Infantryman Badge Unit Awards & Citations: RVN Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation RVN Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class |
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 Nancy .Arlye Weisheim (her brother Richard served with Donald and he was our 2020 SGA recipient) |
 Richard Robert Kelly SGA 2022 |
| NOTES FROM FRIENDS AND FAMILY |
See more about FSB Airborne here. |