In Memoriam

DALE R BUIS

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Buis, Dale Richard
Pender, NE
ARMY
MAJ

BIRTH DATE:

8/29/1921

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7/6/1959
7/8/1959
7/8/1959

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South Vietnam
Bien Hoa
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Not Listed
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1542 = Infantry Unit Commander
ADV TEAM BIEN HOA, MAAGV ADVISORS, MAAGV
Bronze Star (Merit)
Purple Heart
Ft Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA
Casualty codes: A1-G-7
A1 = Hostile, died outright
G = Other explosive device
7 = Ground casualty
Recovered.
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Viet Cong Raid On Advisory Team Compound At Bien Hoa 08Jul59.

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