US PARAS 2 Shannon, Robert Joseph

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Shannon​

• FORENAME

Robert Joseph​

• UNIT

501 Infantry Regiment (Airmobile) (Company A,2 Bn)​

• RANK

Specialist Fourth Class​

• NUMBER

478649813​

• DATE OF DEATH

30th April 1970​

• AGE

20​

• GRAVESITE

St Mary's Cemetery,Clinton,Clinton County,Iowa​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Clinton,Iowa​

born 13.7.1949​

son of Rosemary Shannon​

single​

graduated Clinton High School 1968​

entered service July 1969​

Fort Polk (AIT)​

Jungle School,Panama​

501 IR​

awards Silver Star,Bronze Star​

promoted Sgt posthumously​

KIA Thua Thien Province,South Vietnam​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 11W Line 77​

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