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Service Details
Last Rank
First Lieutenant
Last Service Branch
Infantry
Last Primary MOS
1542-Infantry Unit Commander
Last MOS Group
Infantry
Primary Unit
1969-1970, 101st Airborne Division
Service Years
1968 - 1970
Last Photo
Personal Details
Home State
Colorado
Year of Birth 1944
This Military Service Page was created/owned by
LTC Roger Allen Gaines (Army Chief Admin)
to remember
Shields, Russell Allen, 1LT.
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Casualty Info
Home Town Lamar
Last Address Lamar Burial: Fairmount Cemetery Lamar Prowers County Colorado, USA
Casualty Date Feb 06, 1970
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location Thua Thien (Vietnam)
Conflict Vietnam War
Wall/Plot Coordinates 14W 108
From Month/Year - / 1969
To Month/Year - / 1970
Unit 101st Airborne Division Unit Page
Rank First Lieutenant
MOS Not Specified
Base, Fort or City Not SpecifiedState/Country Not Specified
Patch
"SCREAMING EAGLES"
Type
Airborne Infantry
Parent Unit
Infantry Divisions
Strength
Division
Created/Owned By
Not Specified
Last Updated: Oct 28, 2013