US PARAS 2 Neal, Wilbert Hoyte, Jr (Sparkie)

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Neal​

• FORENAME

Wilbert Hoyte, Jr (Sparkie)​

• UNIT

503 Infantry Regiment (Airborne) (Company A,3 Bn)​

• RANK

Sergeant​

• NUMBER

12964694​

• DATE OF DEATH

17th August 1968​

• AGE

19​

• GRAVESITE

Nashville National Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Section OO Site 253​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Nashville, Tennessee​

born 28.1.1949 Davidson County, Tennessee​

son of Wilbert Hoyte Neal (1927-1990), 2828 Brunswick Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee​

son of Mrs Barbara (nee Brooks, formerly Neal) Hayes (1932-2005),1618 McEwen Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee​

middle name shown as Hoyt in some sources​

single​

attended East High School​

entered service October 1966​

accidental homicide (non hostile) Lam Dong Province, South Vietnam​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington,D.C. Panel 48W Line 34​

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