Pelham, Earl Timothy, Jr., SFC

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Service Details

Last Rank
Sergeant First Class

Last Service Branch
Engineer Corps

Last Primary MOS
12B10-Combat Engineer

Last MOS Group
Engineer

Primary Unit
1967-1968, 12B10, D Company, 15th Engineer Battalion

Service Years
1947 - 1968

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Georgia

Year of Birth
1928

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Casualty Info

Home Town Augusta	Last Address Augusta

Casualty Date Jun 20, 1968
Cause KIA-Killed in Action	Reason Misadventure
Location Phong Dinh (Vietnam)	Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment West View Cemetery - Augusta, Georgia	Wall/Plot Coordinates 55W 008

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Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1982, Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Assoc. Page

Unit Assignments


	1950-1953, 3729, 8th Army
	1967-1968, 12B10, D Company, 15th Engineer Battalion

Combat and Non-Combat Operations


	1947-1949 US Occupation of Germany (WWII)
	1950-1950 Korean War/UN Defensive (1950)
	1967-1967 Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase II Campaign (1966-67)
	1967-1968 Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase III Campaign (1967-68)
	1968-1968 Vietnam War/Tet Counteroffensive Campaign (1968)
	1968-1968 Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase IV Campaign (1968)

Reflections on SFC Pelham's US Army Service

Reflections On My Service
TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE, PLEASE DESCRIBE THE DIRECTION OR PATH HE/SHE TOOK IN HIS/HER MILITARY SERVICE. WHERE DID THEY GO FOR BASIC TRAINING AND WHAT UNITS, BASES OR SQUADRONS WERE THEY ASSIGNED TO? WHAT WAS HIS/HER REASON FOR LEAVING? Corps of Engineers 729 Pioneer (Combat Engineer) 0305 General Carpenter 3729 Combat Construction Specialist 1729 Combat Construction Foreman 12B40 Combat Engineer Foreman 12B50 Combat Engineer Supervisor
IF HE/SHE PARTICIPATED IN ANY MILITARY OPERATIONS, INCLUDING COMBAT, HUMANITARIAN AND PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS, TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE, PLEASE DESCRIBE THOSE YOU FEEL WERE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT TO HIM/HER AND, IF LIFE-CHANGING, IN WHAT WAY. Korean War 1950-1953 UN Defensive 1950 UN Offensive 1950 Chinese Communist Forces Intervention 1950-1951 First UN counteroffensive 1951 Chinese Communist Forces Spring Offensive 1951 UN Summer-Fall Offensive 1951 Second Korean Winter 1951-1952 Korea Summer-Fall 1952 Third Korean Winter 1952-1953 Korea Summer 1953 Vietnam War 1967-1968 Vietnam Counteroffensive Phase II 1966-1967 Vietnam Counteroffensive Phase III 1967-1968 TET Counteroffensive 1968 Vietnam Counteroffensive Phase IV 1968
OF ALL THE MEDALS, AWARDS, FORMAL PRESENTATIONS AND QUALIFICATION BADGES HE/SHE RECEIVED, WHICH WERE THE MOST MEANINGFUL TO HIM/HER AND WHY? Korean Service Medal W/ 2 Silver Stars (10 Campaigns) UN Service Medal Korea Republic of Korea War Service Medal Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation National Defense Service Medal W/ 2nd Award Army Good Conduct Medal W/ 7th Award Purple Heart Medal Vietnam Service Medal W/ 4 Campaign Stars Vietnam Campaign Medal W/ 60 Device Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry W/ Palm Unit Citation Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Honor Medal 1C Unit Citation
IF HE/SHE SURVIVED MILITARY SERVICE, WHAT PROFESSION(S) DID HE/SHE FOLLOW AFTER DISCHARGE? Killed in Action at Phong Dinh Republic of Vietnam on June 20 1968