In Memoriam

RICHARD P SAWICKI

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Sawicki, Richard P
Grand Island, NE
ARMY
SP4

BIRTH DATE:

12/3/1940

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Panel 03E Line 091
Panel 03 Line 07

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8/16/1965
11/17/1965
11/17/1965

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South Vietnam
Pleiku
YA945043
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Ia Drang LZ X-Ray & Albany
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11B10 = Infantryman
C CO, 2ND BN, 7TH CAVALRY, 1ST CAV DIV, USARV
Bronze Star (Merit)
Purple Heart
West Lawn Memorial Park, Grand Island, NE
Casualty codes: A1-D-7
A1 = Hostile, died outright
D = Gun or small arms fire
7 = Ground casualty
Recovered.
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Landing Zone Albany, 7 Km East-Northeast Of Chu Prong Mountain (Hill 732) 17Nov65.

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