US PARAS 2 Bruce, Dennis Ray

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Bruce ​

• FORENAME

Dennis Ray ​

• UNIT

327 Infantry Regiment (Airborne) (HQ & HQ Company,2 Bn) ​

• RANK

Private First Class ​

• NUMBER

19814484 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

22nd March 1966 ​

• AGE

21 ​

• GRAVESITE

Arcadia Cemetery,Arcadia,Hancock County,Ohio 2nd Addition Row 5​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from San Luis Obispo,California​

born 21.2.1945 Findlay,Ohio​

son of Oren W. and Delora (nee Beamer) Bruce,Arcadia,Ohio​

single​

grew up in Arcadia,Ohio​

graduated Arcadia High School 1963​

moved to California​

employed in Atascadero State Hospital,California 1963-64​

entered service 1964 San Luis Obispo,California​

Fort Ord,California (basic training)​

Fort Sam Houston,Texas (AIT and Medical Corpsman School)​

Fort Benning,Georgia (Airborne School) 1965​

82nd Airborne Division​

327 IR January 1966​

medic​

award Bronze Star​

promoted Cpl posthumously​

KIA near Tuy Hoa,Phu Yen Province,South Vietnam ​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 06E Line 37 ​

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