US PARAS 2 Olive, Milton Lee III

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Olive ​

• FORENAME

Milton Lee III ​

• UNIT

503 Infantry Regiment (Airborne) (Company B,2 Bn) ​

• RANK

Private First Class ​

• NUMBER

16810165​

• DATE OF DEATH

22nd October 1965 ​

• AGE

18 ​

• GRAVESITE

West Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery,Lexington,Holmes County,Mississippi ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Chicago,Illinois​

born 7.11.1946 Chicago,Illinois​

son of Milton Lee,Jr and stepson of Antoinette (nee Mainor) Olive​

son of late Clara Lee Olive​

spent much of his youth Ebenezer,Mississippi​

attended Saints Academy,Lexington,Mississippi​

entered service 1964 (1 year) Chicago,Illinois​

single​

award Medal of Honor​

first African American Medal of Honor in Vietnam​

KIA near Phu Cuong,Binh Duong Province,South Vietnam​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 02E Line 131 ​

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