In Memoriam

CLIFFORD K WELDING

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Welding, Clifford Kay
Roca, NE
ARMY
1LT

BIRTH DATE:

7/28/1941

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8/26/1968
11/21/1968
11/21/1968

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N/A

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South Vietnam
Binh Thuan
UNK
AN962487

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Not Listed
OH-6A 67-16355

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61204 = Armored Reconnaissance Unit Commander (Pilot)
B TRP, 7TH SQDN, 17TH CAVALRY, 1ST AVIATION BDE, USARV
Distinguished Flying Cross
Purple Heart
Air Medal
Lincoln Memorial Park, Lincoln, NE
Casualty codes: A1-B-4
A1 = Hostile, died outright
B = Air loss or crash over land
4 = Helicopter - Pilot
Recovered.
N/A
Shot Down 18 Km Northwest Of Luong Son Air Field (42 Km North-Northeast Of Phan Thiet City) 21Nov68.

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