US PARAS 2 Bossom, John Austin

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Bossom ​

• FORENAME

John Austin ​

• UNIT

503 Infantry Regiment (Airborne) (HQ and HQ Company,2 Bn) ​

• RANK

Private First Class ​

• NUMBER

543589239 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

30th November 1969 ​

• AGE

20 ​

• GRAVESITE

Willamette National Cemetery,Portland,Multnomah County,Oregon Section K Site 3795 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Portland,Oregon​

born 19.8.1949​

single​

2 years service​

medic​

awards Bronze Star with oak leaf cluster,Air Medal,Army Commendation Medal​

promoted Cpl posthumously​

KIA (friendly fire) Binh Dinh Province,South Vietnam​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 15W Line 9 ​

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