Ackerman, Edwin Arthur, Jr., CPT

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Service Details

Last Rank
Captain

Last Service Branch
Infantry

Last Primary MOS
1542-Infantry Unit Commander

Last MOS Group
Infantry

Primary Unit
1968-1969, 1542, MACV Advisory Team 68 Vinh Long Province

Service Years
1957 - 1969

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Minnesota

Year of Birth
1938

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Casualty Info

Home Town Oronoco, MN	Last Address Oronoco, MN

Casualty Date Feb 19, 1969
Cause KIA-Killed in Action	Reason Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location Vinh Long (Vietnam)	Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia	Wall/Plot Coordinates Section 8, Site 5498-N

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1969, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
	2015, Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Assoc. Page
	2018, The National Gold Star Family Registry

1968-1969, 1542, MACV Advisory Team 68 Vinh Long Province

From Month/Year October / 1968	To Month/Year February / 1969
Unit MACV Advisory Team 68 Vinh Long Province Unit Page
Rank Captain	MOS 1542-Infantry Unit Commander
Base, Fort or City Not Specified	State/Country Vinh Long (Vietnam)

Patch	MACV Advisory Team 68 Vinh Long Province Details

	Type Advisor and Assist
	Parent Unit Field Advisory Element MACV	Strength Team
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Feb 19, 2015

Yearbook

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7 Members Also There at Same Time

MACV Advisory Team 68 Vinh Long Province

Gutowski, Walter Joseph, CPT, (1967-1969)	IN	1542	Captain
Paluda, Mike, COL, (1965-1997)	AR	12A	Captain
Early, Howard Lee, SFC, (1951-1969)	IN	11B40	Sergeant First Class
Woolford, Paul Burnell, SGT, (1966-1969)	IN	11B40	Sergeant
Elgin, Charles, LTC, (1969-1992)	SC	05B10	Specialist 4
Gallant, Stephen, CPT			Captain
Worden, Larry, SP 5, (1966-1975)			Specialist 5