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Last Rank
First Lieutenant
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Last Service Branch
Cavalry
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Last Primary MOS
1204-Armored Reconnaissance Unit Commander
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Last MOS Group
Armor (Officer)
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Primary Unit
1969-1970, 1204, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment/A Troop
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Service Years
1968 - 1970
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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
1945 |
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This Military Service Page was created/owned by
MAJ John Moore (SaberAlpha 10)
to remember
Winter, Edwin Thomas, 1LT.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town
Erie |
Last Address
Erie
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Casualty Date
Jun 10, 1970 |
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Cause
Hostile, Died |
Reason
Gun, Small Arms Fire |
Location
Cambodia |
Conflict
Vietnam War/Sanctuary Counteroffensive Campaign (1970) |
Location of Interment
Laurel Hill Cemetery - Millcreek Township, Pennsylvania |
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Last Known Activity
Edwin was in 3rd Platoon of A Troop 3/4 Cav. He was 24 years of age at his death and he died in Cambodia. His Service Number was 163365360. His religion was Protestant and he was married. His tour start date was 25 Nov 1969.
Edwin lived at: 2814 Glenwood Parl Avenue in Erie ,PA
Father: Edwin A. Winter
Mother: Delpa Gates WInter
Graduated: Academy High School (1963) - Trumpet Player in School Band.
Member of: Rogers Israel Post No. 711 Drum and Bugle Corps and the Erepa Grotto Drum and Bugle Corps.
College: Gannon College - BS Degree in Businass Management (1968)
ROTC: Became 2nd Lt (Commissioned) in 1968 when he joined the Army in November, 1968.
Married: Denise White (of Meadville, PA) on August 9, 1969.
Became 1st. Lt. in Vietnam in December 1969.
Religion: Life-long member of St. John's Luteran Church and active in Sunday School and Athletic Programs.
According to Newspaper Article: He was A Troop Commanding Officer when they discovered a large weapons cache six miles inside Cambodia.
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