US PARAS 2 Bates, Melvin Carroll,Jr

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Bates ​

• FORENAME

Melvin Carroll,Jr ​

• UNIT

503 Infantry Regiment (Airborne) (Company A,4 Bn) ​

• RANK

Sergeant ​

• NUMBER

212567112 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

29th August 1970 ​

• AGE

20 ​

• GRAVESITE

Oak Lawn Cemetery,Eastpoint,Baltimore County,Maryland Elsinore 3605 Space 3​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Baltimore,Maryland​

born 11.8.1950​

son of Melvin Carroll and late (died 1967) Jean Bates​

single​

attended Dundalk Senior High School​

entered service 1968​

awards Bronze Star with 2 oak leaf clusters,Army Commendation Medal with 2 oak leaf clusters​

KIA Binh Dinh Province,South Vietnam​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 07W Line 20 ​

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