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JOSE-BRENES-ESCOBAR
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| Jose arrived at Fort Campbell, KY in 1967 and was assigned to 1st
Platoon. He was from Puerto Rico. He went with A Company to Vietnam, December 1967. |
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Medals and Awards National Defense Service Ribbon Vietnam Service Ribbon Vietnam Campaign Medal Combat Infantryman Badge Jump Wings Unit Citations |
 Cementerio Municipal de Salinas |
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PSGT - E7 - Army - Regular - 101st Airborne Division - Salinas, PR.
Length of service 10 years. His tour began on Dec 14, 1967. Casualty was
on Apr 6, 1968 in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM, HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY,
GUN, SMALL ARMS FIRE. This was a major clash with a sizable
NVA unit 35 miles northwest of Hue in Quang Tri Province. Alpha Company
lost 11 soldiers in this event. Read more about April 6th 1968
here. Body was recovered Panel 48E - Line 24. BIRTH 20 Feb 1939, Salinas, Salinas Municipality, Puerto Rico, USA DEATH 6 Apr 1968 (aged 29), Quảng Trị, Quảng Trị, Vietnam BURIAL Cementerio Municipal de Salinas, Salinas, Salinas Municipality, Puerto Rico, USA, PLOT Lot A Grave 923 |
OBITUARY I could not locate an obituary |
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