Nelson, Donald Eugene, 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, D Company, 588th Engineer Battalion

Service Years
1966 - 1968

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Colorado

Year of Birth
1937

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Casualty Info

Home Town Colorado Springs	Last Address Colorado Springs, CO

Casualty Date May 23, 1968
Cause KIA-Killed in Action	Reason Multiple Fragmentation Wounds
Location Tay Ninh (Vietnam)	Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Shrine of Remembrance Mausoleum - Colorado Springs, Colorado	Wall/Plot Coordinates 66E 012

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	2013, Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Assoc. Page
	2020, The National Gold Star Family Registry

Photo Album (More...)

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mall viet	Service Photo

1967-1968, 11B40, D Company, 588th Engineer Battalion

From Month/Year September / 1967	To Month/Year May / 1968
Unit D Company Unit Page
Rank Staff Sergeant	MOS 11B40-Infantryman
Base, Fort or City Tay Ninh	State/Country Vietnam

Patch	D Company, 588th Engineer Battalion Details

	Type Engineer
	Parent Unit 588th Engineer Battalion	Strength Battalion
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Nov 20, 2020

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