GREEN BERETS Acre, Lawrence Dale

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Acre ​

• FORENAME

Lawrence Dale ​

• UNIT

5 SF Group (MACV-SOG-CCS) (MLSS) ​

• RANK

Major ​

• NUMBER

0-78201​

• DATE OF DEATH

9th October 1969 ​

• AGE

34 ​

• GRAVESITE

Coeur d'Alene Memorial Gardens, Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Spokane, Washington​

born 2.2.1935 Idaho​

son of late Lyman Elmer (1896-1959) and late Louise E. (nee Andres) Acre (1896-1949)​

father served as Private Co.B 213 Engineers in WW1​

single​

graduated Coeur d'Alene High School, Idaho 1951​

graduated Gonzaga University, Spokane 1951-55​

entered service 5.8.1955 (2Lt USAR)​

service number given as 518345612 also​

Infantry Officer Basic Course, Fort Benning 1955-56​

2Lt Infantry 29.1.1958​

Formal School/Ranger School, Fort Benning 1965-66​

MACV-SOG 1968-69​

awards Bronze Star with oak leaf cluster, Army Commendation Medal​

KIA in helicopter crash Quan Loi area, Binh Long Province, South Vietnam ​

UH-1D (66-01106) (195 AHC)​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C. Panel 17W Line 53 ​

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