Durham, John Melvin, SSG

Fallen

Photo In Uniform

Service Details

Last Rank
Staff Sergeant

Last Service Branch
Infantry

Last Primary MOS
11B40-Infantryman

Last MOS Group
Infantry

Primary Unit
1967-1968, 11B40, B Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry (Airborne)

Service Years
1965 - 1968

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Michigan

Year of Birth
1947

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Casualty Info

Home Town Grand Ledge, MI	Last Address Grand Ledge, MI

Casualty Date May 04, 1968
Cause KIA-Died of Wounds	Reason Multiple Fragmentation Wounds
Location Binh Dinh (Vietnam)	Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Oakwood Cemetery - Grand Edge, Michigan	Wall/Plot Coordinates 54E 032/ 1 L 0 171 3

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1968, Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Assoc. Page
	2022, The National Gold Star Family Registry

Photo Album (More...)

Memorial	VN Wall Numbers	VN Poem, The Wall	Latest Photo
VN Wall Statue	Current Photo	VN In Memory Of The ...	VN Fallen Photo
VN Grave Medal	Durham, John Melvin3	VN Not Just a Name o...	Durham, John Melvin2
Service Photo

Ribbon Bar

Enlisted/Officer Basic Training


	1965, Basic Training (Fort Dix, NJ)

Unit Assignments

1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry (Airborne)


	1967-1968, 11B40, 173rd Airborne Brigade
	1967-1968, 11B40, B Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry (Airborne)

Combat and Non-Combat Operations


	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)