US PARAS 2 Firkus, James Ronald

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Firkus ​

• FORENAME

James Ronald ​

• UNIT

506 Infantry Regiment (Airmobile) (Company B,3 Bn) ​

• RANK

First Lieutenant ​

• NUMBER

473504322 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

23rd April 1971 ​

• AGE

25 ​

• GRAVESITE

Floral Garden Cemetery,Clarissa,Todd County,Minnesota ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Eagle Bend,Minnesota​

born 30.6.1945 Little Falls,Minnesota​

son of Frank and Dorine Firkus,Eagle Bend,Minnesota​

husband of Janice (nee Folk) Firkus (married 29.8.1967 Milbank,South Dakota) (1 son Jason)​

attended Eagle Bend High School 1951-63 (graduated)​

attended St Cloud State College 1963-67​

attended Purdue University 1967-68​

commissioned 2Lt 8.8.1969​

11 Armored Cavalry 1969 - March 1971 (Vietnam)​

First Lt 1.7.1970​

506 IR March 1971​

awards Bronze Star,Army Commendation Medal​

KIA Thua Thien Province,South Vietnam​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 03W Line 4​

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