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SGT - E5 - Army - Regular 
25th Infantry Division  
20 year old Single, Caucasian, Male 
Born on Jan 24, 1946 
 From NORLINA, NORTH CAROLINA 
Length of service 2 years. 
His tour of duty began on Jan 04, 1966 
Casualty was on Jan 31, 1966 
SOUTH VIETNAM 
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY 
OTHER EXPLOSIVE DEVICE  
Body was recovered  
Religion 
BAPTIST

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Pictures are courtesy of his sister Hazel Willis Dan was killed on January 31, 1966 in Cu Chi from a detonated booby trap. He was 20 years old and had been involved with aerial missions over Viet Nam in April and Feb. of 1965. 1st Plt 3rd squad 

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