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Service Details |
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Last Rank
Private First Class
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Last Service Branch
Infantry
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Last Primary MOS
11C20-Indirect Fire Infantryman
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Last MOS Group
Infantry (Enlisted)
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Primary Unit
1967-1968, 11C20, A Troop, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry
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Service Years
1967 - 1968
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Official/Unofficial US Army Certificates
Order of the Spur
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Last Photo |
Personal Details
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Home State
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Year of Birth 1947 |
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This Military Service Page was created/owned by
MAJ John Moore (SaberAlpha 10)
to remember
Parham, James Wayne, PFC.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town El Paso |
Last Address El Paso
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Casualty Date Jan 20, 1968 |
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Cause Hostile, Died |
Reason Not Specified |
Location Hau Nghia (Vietnam) |
Conflict Vietnam War |
Location of Interment Fort Bliss National Cemetery - Fort Bliss, Texas |
Wall/Plot Coordinates 34E 090 |
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Last Known Activity
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Comments/Citation Jim was in the 2nd Platoon of A Troop 3/4 Cav
He was 20 years of age at death.
Service Number: 54493309
According to the EL PASO HERALD POST of Friday, May 24, 1968 "James W Parham, killed in action in Vietnam on Jan 20, 1968, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Parham....Pfc. Parham (was) awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart postumously.
Internment Date: 29 Jan 1968
Cemetery: Fort Bliss National Cemetery P.O. Box 6342 5200 Fred Wilson Street - Fort Bliss, TX 77906 Section 1, Site 1426.
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