In Memoriam

RALPH L CHURCH

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Church, Ralph Lee
Hickman, NE
ARMY
1LT

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7/15/1947

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10/8/1970
6/1/1971
6/12/1971

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South Vietnam
Thua Thien
YD941012
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Not Listed
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71542 = Infantry Unit Commander (Airborne Qual)
D CO, 2ND BN, 501ST INFANTRY, 101ST ABN DIV, USARV
Bronze Star (Merit)
Purple Heart
Hickman Cemetery, Hickman, NE
Casualty codes: A2-G-7
A2 = Hostile, died of wounds
G = Other explosive device
7 = Ground casualty
Recovered.
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Boobytrap 15 Km South-Southeast Of Phu Bai Air Field 01Jun71.

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