In Memoriam

THOMAS E HEMPEL

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Hempel, Thomas Eugene
Lincoln, NE
ARMY
SP4

BIRTH DATE:

4/20/1947

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8/2/1968
7/15/1969
7/15/1969

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South Vietnam
Thua Thien
UNK
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Operation Campbell Streamer
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11B20 = Infantryman
D CO, 2ND BN, 327TH INFANTRY, 101ST ABN DIV, USARV
Bronze Star (Merit)
Purple Heart
Lincoln Memorial Park, Lincoln, NE
Casualty codes: A1-G-7
A1 = Hostile, died outright
G = Other explosive device
7 = Ground casualty
Recovered.
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Mine, 16 Km East Of Phu Loc 15Jul69.

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