Dowling, Francis Ellsworth, SGM

Fallen

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Service Details

Last Rank
Sergeant Major

Last Service Branch
Infantry

Last Primary MOS
11G50-Infantry Senior Sergeant

Last MOS Group
Infantry

Primary Unit
1967-1967, 11G50, HHC, 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry

Service Years
1946 - 1967

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

North Dakota

Year of Birth
1929

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Casualty Info

Home Town Coopertown, ND	Last Address Coopertown, ND

Casualty Date Oct 17, 1967
Cause KIA-Killed in Action	Reason Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location Binh Long (Vietnam)	Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia	Wall/Plot Coordinates 28E 021/Section 12, Site 3303

Official Badges

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Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1967, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
	2013, Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Assoc. Page
	2022, The National Gold Star Family Registry

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Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase III Campaign (1967-68)/Operation Shenandoah II/Battle of Ong Thanh
From Month/Year October / 1967	To Month/Year October / 1967
Description Oct 17; Soldiers of 2nd Btn, 28th Infantry Regiment ""Black Lion"" Battalion were ambushed by well entrenched and prepared Viet Cong Regiment outnumbering Americna forces 10 to 1 in Chơn Thanh District,