Neely, James Elgin, 1LT

Fallen

Photo In Uniform

Service Details

Last Rank
First Lieutenant

Last Service Branch
Infantry

Last Primary MOS
1204-Armored Reconnaissance Unit Commander

Last MOS Group
Armor

Primary Unit
1968-1968, 1204, A Troop, 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry

Service Years
1967 - 1968

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Texas

Year of Birth
1944

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Casualty Info

Home Town Abilene, TX	Last Address Abilene, TX

Casualty Date Aug 23, 1968
Cause KIA-Killed in Action	Reason Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location Kontum (Vietnam)	Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Hobart Rose Cemetery - Hobart, Oklahoma	Wall/Plot Coordinates 47W 051

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	2012, Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Assoc. Page
	2020, The National Gold Star Family Registry

Photo Album (More...)

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1968-1968, 1204, A Troop, 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry

From Month/Year April / 1968	To Month/Year August / 1968
Unit A Troop Unit Page
Rank First Lieutenant	MOS 1204-Armored Reconnaissance Unit Commander
Base, Fort or City Kontum	State/Country Vietnam

Patch	A Troop, 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Details

	Type Cavalry
	Parent Unit 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry	Strength Army Troop
	Created/Owned By AR Torno, Charles (Max), SGT 21

Last Updated: Oct 30, 2020

Yearbook

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9 Members Also There at Same Time

A Troop

Alley, Donald Ray, 1LT, (1967-1968)	AR	1204	First Lieutenant
Gardner, Dean, 1SG, (1960-1981)	AR	11D10	Staff Sergeant
Hogan, Bobby, SGT, (1968-1969)	IN	11C40	Sergeant
Armento, Franklin Charles, SP 4, (1967-1968)	AR	11E10	Specialist 4
Campbell, Michael, SP 4, (1966-1968)	AR	11D10	Specialist 4
Gillham, Jan Royce, PFC, (1967-1968)	OD	63A	Private First Class
Kouhns, Dennis Ben, SP 5, (1967-1968)			Specialist 5
Grove, Louis Cancian, SP 4, (1967-1968)			Specialist 4
Rial, Richard Fred, SP 4, (1966-1968)			Specialist 4