Newcomb, Larry Franklin, SP 4

Fallen

Photo In Uniform

Service Details

Last Rank
Specialist 4

Last Service Branch
Engineer Corps

Last Primary MOS
62B20-Construction Equipment Repairer

Last MOS Group
Engineer

Primary Unit
1967-1968, 62B20, 362nd Engineer Company

Service Years
1966 - 1968

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Mississippi

Year of Birth
1947

This Military Service Page was created/owned by PFC Jackson Hedrick, IV (Team Member, Vietnam Fallen Profiles Only) to remember Newcomb, Larry Franklin, SP 4.

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.

Casualty Info

Home Town Corinth, MS	Last Address Corinth, MS

Casualty Date Jan 31, 1968
Cause KIA-Killed in Action	Reason Artillery, Rocket, Mortar
Location Bien Hoa (Vietnam)	Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment New Hope Church of Christ Cemetery - Glen, Mississippi	Wall/Plot Coordinates 36E 028

Ribbon Bar

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1982, Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Assoc. Page
	2021, The National Gold Star Family Registry

Enlisted/Officer Basic Training


	1966, Basic Training (Fort Benning, GA)

Unit Assignments


	1967-1967, 62B10, 34th Engineer Battalion
	1967-1968, 62B20, 362nd Engineer Company
	1967-1968, 62B20, 588th Engineer Battalion

Combat and Non-Combat Operations


	1967-1967 Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase II Campaign (1966-67)
	1967-1968 Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase III Campaign (1967-68)
	1968-1968 Vietnam War/Tet Counteroffensive Campaign (1968)

Photo Album (More...)

In Service	newsclip	graveapp	mall viet
headstone

Reflections on SP 4 Newcomb's US Army Service

Reflections On My Service
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 62A00 Engineer Equipment Assistant 62B20 Construction Equipment Repairer
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. Vietnam War 1967-1968 Vietnam Counteroffensive Phase II 1966-1967 Vietnam Counteroffensive Phase III 1967-1968
WHAT PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS DO YOU BELIEVE HE/SHE WAS MOST PROUD OF FROM HIS/HER MILITARY SERVICE? Valorous Unit Award 362nd Engineer Company (Light Equipment)
OF ALL THE MEDALS, AWARDS, FORMAL PRESENTATIONS AND QUALIFICATION BADGES HE/SHE RECEIVED, WHICH WERE THE MOST MEANINGFUL TO HIM/HER AND WHY? Purple Heart Medal National Defense Service Medal Vietnam Service Medal W/ 2 Campaign Stars Vietnam Campaign Medal W/ 60 Device Valorous Unit Award Meritorious Unit Commendation Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Honor Medal 1C Unit Citation
IF HE/SHE SURVIVED MILITARY SERVICE, WHAT PROFESSION(S) DID HE/SHE FOLLOW AFTER DISCHARGE? Killed in Action at Bien Hoa Republic of Vietnam on Jan 31 1968 by Shrapnel from a 122 mm rocket.