In Memoriam

JAMES A LAIRD

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Laird, James Alan
Omaha, NE
ARMY
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2/21/1946

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4/30/1970
10/31/1970
10/31/1970

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South Vietnam
Binh Dinh
49PBR973346
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79TH TRANS CO, 14TH TRANS BN, 34TH GS GROUP, USARV
Bronze Star (Merit)
Arlington National Cemetery, VA
Casualty codes: C1-J-7
C1 = Non-Hostile - Died of Other Causes
J = Drowned or suffocated
7 = Ground casualty
Recovered.
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Truck Overturned, Highway QL-1 At The Song Say River 1 Km Southeast Of An Nhon City 31Oct70.

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