GREEN BERETS Moreland, James Leslie (Les)

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Moreland ​

• FORENAME

James Leslie (Les) ​

• UNIT

5 SF Group (Company C,Det A-101) (1 MSFC)​

• RANK

Specialist Fourth Class ​

• NUMBER

420589371 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

7th February 1968 ​

• AGE

22 ​

• GRAVESITE

Ashby Baptist Church Cemetery,Montevallo,Bibb County,Alabama family plot​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Anaheim,California​

born 29.9.1945 Bessemer,Alabama​

son of Fredric E. and Gladys E. (nee Frederick) Moreland​

single​

attended Lyman Ward Military Academy,Camp Hill​

family moved to California 1962​

graduated Western High School,Anaheim 1963​

attended Fullerton Junior College,Fullerton,California 1964-65​

entered service 27.9.1965 Anaheim,California​

01 OCT 65 - 26 NOV 65, Co D, 4th Bn, 1st Tng Bde, Ft Polk, LA: Trainee​

11 DEC 65 - 03 FEB 66, Co A, 2d Bn, 3rd Bde, Ft Jackson, SC; AIT​

04 FEB 66 - 01 MAR 66, 45th Co, 4th Stu Bn, TSB, Ft Benning, GA; Basic Abn Tng​

02 MAR 66 - 17 JUL 66, Co B, USA, SFTG (Abn), Ft Bragg, NC; Med Spec​

18 JUL 66 - 09 SEP 66, Co I, USA, SFTG (Abn), Ft Bragg, NC; Med Spec​

17 OCT 66 - 20 NOV 66, Hl MFSS (3410-02) BAMC, Ft Sam Houston, TX; Special Forces Aidman​

21 NOV 66 - 20 JAN 67, SF, USAFG, Ft Bragg, NC, atch USAH, Ft Rucker, AL; Medical Corps Tng​

22 JAN 67 - 19 MAY 67, Co D, USAF SFTG (Abn), Ft Bragg, NC; Med Spec (SF)​

04 JUL 67 - 07 FEB 68, Co C, 5th SFG (Abn), 1st SF (atch); Med Spec​

Recommended for promotion 05 FEB 68.​

award Silver Star​

MIA Lang Vei,Quang Tri Province,South Vietnam​

body not recovered​

declared dead 5.6.1978 as Sergeant First Class​

remains repatriated 17.1.2011​

remains identified 8.2.2011​

remains buried 14.5.2011​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 38E Line 7 ​

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