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ROBERT JOSEPH SHANNON |
| SGT - E5 -(Pay grade at loss E4. Posthumous Promotion as indicated) ROBERT JOSEPH SHANNON, Clinton, IA - Army - Selective Service - 101st Airborne Division - El Paso, TX. Length of service 1 years. His tour began on Jul 27, 1969. Casualty was on Apr 29, 1970 in THUA THIEN, SOUTH VIETNAM (FIREBASE GRANITE), HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY, OTHER CAUSES. Body was recovered. Panel 11W - Line 71 |
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| MEDALS AND AWARDS Bronze Star Medal Purple Heart Medal Army Commendation Medal National Defense Service Medal Vietnam Service Medal with 2 Bronze Stars Vietnam Campaign Medal UNIT CITATIONS RVN Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation RVN Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class |
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Shannon arrived in Vietnam December 15, 1969 and was assigned to A/2-501 IN. KIA: 04/30/1970 |
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| BIRTH 13 Jul 1949, Iowa, USA DEATH 30 Apr 1970 (aged 20), Vietnam BURIAL - Saint Mary's Cemetery, Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa, USA, MEMORIAL ID 100957096 |
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| NOTES FROM FAMILY AND FRIENDS On 4-28-2021 Ed Mitchell posted on Facebook: 29-30 Apr 1970…WE REMEMBER…A COMPANY, 2-501ST INFANTRY IN MEMORIAM: We mourn the loss of these nine brave warriors who gave their lives at FSB GRANITE. As “brothers”, we fought for one another and each man listed below gave the rest of us the gift of just one more day. Lest anyone of us forget, eight of those lost were returned home to their families and loved ones and to a final resting place. One remains unaccounted for (Ed Bishop) and we will not rest until he returns and his story has been completed. |
| Track Alpha Company members lost under the command of Captain Ed
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