In Memoriam

DALE D DE FORD

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DeFord, Dale Darrel
Elwood, NE
ARMY
Maj

BIRTH DATE:

10/20/1937

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Panel 06E Line 133
Panel 03 Line 12

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12/29/1965
4/25/1966
4/25/1966

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South Vietnam
Tuyen Duc
49PBP345084
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Not Listed
O-1 Bird Dog

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7110 = Construction Engineer
SD-5891, HQ, MACV ADVISORS, MACV
Bronze Star (Merit)
Grand Lawn Cemetery, Detroit, MI
Casualty codes: C1-B-3
C1 = Non-Hostile - Died of Other Causes
B = Air loss or crash over land
3 = Fixed Wing - Noncrew
Recovered.
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Aircraft Hit Cable And Crashed During Low-Level Recon Flight Near Don Duong, 19 Km Southeast Of Dalat City 25Apr66.

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