US PARAS 2 Croft, Jimmy O'Neal

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Croft ​

• FORENAME

Jimmy O'Neal ​

• UNIT

508 Infantry Regiment (Airborne) (Company C,1 Bn) ​

• RANK

Private First Class ​

• NUMBER

53611470 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

8th June 1968 ​

• AGE

20 ​

• GRAVESITE

Greenlawn Memorial Park, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, USA​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Columbia, South Carolina​

born 20.11.1947 Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, USA​

father Ernest Lee Croft (1923-2003)​

mother Mary Katherine (nee Kittrell) Croft (1924-1984)​

graduated Lower Richland High School​

single​

27.11.1967 entered service​

DOW Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam ​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C. Panel 58W Line 3 ​

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[William Moore]

Can someone tell me more about what happened to My Uncle.
Did he receive a Silver Star?

Anything

 

[Craig Robertson]

Can someone tell me more about what happened to My Uncle.
Did he receive a Silver Star?

Anything

According to records he died of wounds due to grenade.
As for Silver Star, normally if awarded it is mentioned on headstone. Checked headstone application and purple heart is only addition.