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Last Rank
Master Sergeant
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Last Service Branch
Cavalry
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Last Primary MOS
11E40-Platoon Sergeant Armored Platoon
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Last MOS Group
Armor (Enlisted)
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Primary Unit
1965-1966, 11E40, A Troop, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry
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Service Years
1949 - 1967
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Order of the Spur
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Personal Details
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Home State
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Year of Birth
1930 |
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Vanover, Charles Lindon, Sr., MSG.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town
Iaeger , WV |
Last Address
Iaeger , WV
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Casualty Date
May 06, 1989 |
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Cause
Hostile, Died of Wounds |
Reason
Illness, Disease |
Location
United States |
Conflict
Vietnam War |
Location of Interment
Florida National Cemetery - Bushnell, Florida |
Wall/Plot Coordinates
13E 114/Section 605, Site 1405 |
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1945-1947, 832, US Navy
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1949-1953, 5059, Engineer Field Support Activity, US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
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1953-1956, 1510, H Company, 2nd Battalion, 14th Armored Cavalry
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1957-1960, 131.00, HHC, 1st Battalion, 68th Armored Regiment
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1960-1962, 1796, G Troop, 2nd Squadron, 6th Armored Cavalry
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1962-1963, 1616, 2nd Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment
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1963-1964, 11D10, Armor Force Development
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1965-1966, 11E40, A Troop, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry
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1966-1966, 11E40, Ireland Army Community Hospital
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1966-1967, 11E40, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC
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Last Known Activity
MILITARY DATA
Charles started his military career as a Seaman 2/c in the United States Navy enlisting on October 25th 1945. The record indicates he was 17, yet his birthdate indicates he was closer to 15 or 16. Charles reinlisted in the Army shortly after his discharge from the Navy.
Article from Berkley Post-Herald, Berkley, W. VA. Thursday Morning, February 12, 1953:
"Charles Lindy Vanover, 22, son of Mrs. Maggie Powell Vanover of Iager enlisted in the Regular Army for six years."
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Comments/Citation
Sgt. Vanover died 6 April 1989 from wounds he received 19 May 1966 while serving with 2nd Platoon, A Troop, 3rd Squadron 4th Cavalry, 25th Infantry Division.
From Article in the Orlando Sentinel
April 8, 1989
CHARLES LINDON VANOVER SR., 58, 1884 Twin Lake Drive, WInter Garden, died Thursday. Born in Iaeger, W.Va., he moved to Winter Garden from Louisville, Ky., in 1976. He was an Army master sergeant. He was a member of the Ocoee United Methodist Church. He was a member of Elk Lodge No. 2165, Winter Garden, and a lifetime member of DAV Chapter No. 16. Survivors: wife, Jeanetta; son, Charles L. Jr., Winter Garden; daughter, Teresa Straw, Orlando; brother, Ray, Northfork, W. Va; sister, Daisy Church, Iaeger, W. Va.
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