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Last Rank
Sergeant First Class
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Last Service Branch
Engineer Corps
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Last Primary MOS
62N-Construction Equipment Supervisor
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Last MOS Group
Engineer
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Primary Unit
1967-1967, 62N, HHC, 86th Engineer Battalion
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Service Years
1945 - 1967
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Personal Details
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Home State
Indiana | |
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Year of Birth 1926 |
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This Military Service Page was created/owned by
CPL Edward Burke -Historian
to remember
Howard, Samuel Henry, SFC.
If you knew or served with this Soldier and have additional information or photos to support this Page, please leave a message for the Page Administrator(s) HERE.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town Wingate |
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Casualty Date Dec 02, 1967 |
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Cause Non Hostile- Died of Illness, Other Injury |
Reason Illness, Disease |
Location Vietnam, South (Vietnam) |
Conflict Vietnam War |
Location of Interment Newtown Cemetery - Newtown, Indiana |
Wall/Plot Coordinates 31E 024 |
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Reflections on SFC Howard's
US Army Service
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TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE, PLEASE DESCRIBE THE DIRECTION OR PATH HE/SHE TOOK IN HIS/HER MILITARY SERVICE. WHERE DID THEY GO FOR BASIC TRAINING AND WHAT UNITS, BASES OR SQUADRONS WERE THEY ASSIGNED TO? WHAT WAS HIS/HER REASON FOR LEAVING?
Corps of Engineers 729 Pioneer (Combat Engineer) 359 Construction Machinery Operator 1359 Construction Machinery Supervisor 121.40 Construction Equipment Foreman 62N50 Construction Equipment Supervisor
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IF HE/SHE PARTICIPATED IN ANY MILITARY OPERATIONS, INCLUDING COMBAT, HUMANITARIAN AND PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS, TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE, PLEASE DESCRIBE THOSE YOU FEEL WERE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT TO HIM/HER AND, IF LIFE-CHANGING, IN WHAT WAY.
American Theater of Operations 1944-1946 Korean War 1950-1953 UN Defensive 1950 UN Offensive 1950 Chinese Communist Forces Intervention 1950-1951 First UN Counteroffensive 1951 Chinese Communist Forces Spring Offensive 1951 UN Summer-Fall Offensive 1951 Second Korean Winter 1951-1952 Korea Summer-Fall 1952 Third Korean Winter 1952-1953 Korea Summer 1953 Vietnam War 1967 Vietnam Counteroffensive Phase III 1967-1968
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OF ALL THE MEDALS, AWARDS, FORMAL PRESENTATIONS AND QUALIFICATION BADGES HE/SHE RECEIVED, WHICH WERE THE MOST MEANINGFUL TO HIM/HER AND WHY?
Army Good Conduct Medal W/ 7 Award American Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal Army of Occupation Medal National Defense Service Medal W/ 1 Star (2 Awards) Korean Service Medal W/ 2 Silver Stars (10 Campaigns) United Nations Service Medal (Korea) Korean Presdential Citation Vietnam Service Medal W/ 1 Campaign Star Valorous Unit Award Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Honor Medal 1C Unit Citation Republic of Korea War Service Medal
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IF HE/SHE SURVIVED MILITARY SERVICE, WHAT PROFESSION(S) DID HE/SHE FOLLOW AFTER DISCHARGE?
Died at Long Khanh Republic of Vietnam on Dec 2 1967
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