US PARAS 2 Church, Ralph Lee

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Church ​

• FORENAME

Ralph Lee ​

• UNIT

501 Infantry Regiment (Airmobile) (Company D,2 Bn) ​

• RANK

Second Lieutenant ​

• NUMBER

508604898 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

12th June 1971 ​

• AGE

23 ​

• GRAVESITE

Hickman Cemetery,Hickman,Lancaster County,Nebraska​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Hickman,Nebraska​

born 15.7.1947 Nebraska​

son of Roland and Blanca Iris (nee De La Rosa) Church,Firth,Nebraska​

husband of Marie Jean (nee Moum) Church (1949-2009) (married 15.2.1969) (1 son Cannon)​

graduated Norris High School​

1 Brigade,101 Airborne Division,LRRP 1967​

5 Special Forces Group (HQ and HQ Company) (ranks) 1969-70 (Vietnam)​

graduated Infantry OCS Class 7-70,Fort Benning 27.3.1970​

502 Infantry Regiment (Company E.1 Bn) 1970​

501 Infantry Regiment (Company D,2 Bn) 1971​

award Bronze Star​

promoted First Lieutenant posthumously​

WIA 1.6.1971 west of Truoi River,Thua Thien Province,South Vietnam ​

DOW Japan​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 03W Line 73 ​

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