US PARAS 2 Rainwater, Jewel Lee (Buddy)

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Rainwater​

• FORENAME

Jewel Lee (Buddy)​

• UNIT

502 Infantry Regiment (Airmobile) (Company C,2 Bn)​

• RANK

Private First Class​

• NUMBER

15871452​

• DATE OF DEATH

2nd April 1968​

• AGE

19​

• GRAVESITE

Fort Smith National Cemetery,Fort Smith,Sebastian County,Arkansas Section 12 Site 157​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Van Buren,Arkansas​

born 10.1.1949​

Native American​

son of Louella Rainwater,Van Buren,Arkansas (formerly of Figure Five,Arkansas) and late Edmond R. Rainwater (1911-61),Stanislaus County,California​

single​

attended schools in Van Buren,Arkansas and Porterville,California​

entered service 15.8.1966​

KIA Thua Thien Province,South Vietnam​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 47E Line 42​

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