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PFC RAYMOND ANTHONY D'ANGELO



D'Angelo arrived in South Vietnam 1968 and was assigned to A/2/501st. PFC Raymond Anthony D'Angelo died: May 28, 1968 in Thua Thien, South Vietnam due to hostile fire.

Medals and Awards

Combat Infantry Badge
Purple Heart
National Defense Service
Vietnam Service
Vietnam Campaign Medal

Unit Citations

PHOTOS

RAYMOND ANTHONY D'ANGELO

PFC - E3 - Army - Selective Service - 101st Airborne Division - Flushing, NY. Length of service 0 years. His tour began on May 2, 1968. Casualty was on May 28, 1968 in THUA THIEN, SOUTH VIETNAM, HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY, OTHER EXPLOSIVE DEVICE. Body was recovered. Panel 64W - Line 7

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BIRTH 1 Jan 1943, New York, USA
DEATH 28 May 1968 (aged 25), Thừa Thiên-Huế, Vietnam

BURIAL - Mount Saint Mary Cemetery, Flushing, Queens County, New York, USA
PLOT Division 17, Row HH, Grave 191, MEMORIAL ID 181898997

OBITUARY

I was unable to find an obituary but I did find this:

Raymond was the son of Benedetto and Elena D'Angelo of Flushing New York and he entered service, (Selected Service) in the US Army. He arrived in Vietnam for duty on May 2, 1968 where he was assigned to and served with B Troop, 2d Squadron, 17th Calvary, 101st Airborne Division, USARV. During a combat operation in Thua Tien Province, a hostile force was encountered on May 28 and during the ensuing fire fight PFC D'Angelo was killed in action as a result of fragmentation wounds from a hostile explosive device.