US PARAS 2 Forbes, Thomas Leroy

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Forbes ​

• FORENAME

Thomas Leroy ​

• UNIT

502 Infantry Regiment (Airmobile) (HQ and HQ Company,2 Bn) ​

• RANK

Master Sergeant ​

• NUMBER

14248256 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

12th September 1967 ​

• AGE

38 ​

• GRAVESITE

Marietta National Cemetery,Marietta,Cobb County,Georgia Section D Site 2359-E ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Rockmart,Georgia​

born 1.9.1929 Poplar Branch,Currituck County,North Carolina​

son of Isaac A.,Jr and Grace L. Forbes,Currituck County,North Carolina​

husband of Betty Jean (nee Ables) Forbes (2 sons)​

20 years service​

served in Korean War​

20th Infantry Regiment (Company D,1 Bn) (SFC) 1959-61​

awards Bronze Star,Army Commendation Medal​

KIA Quang Tin Province,South Vietnam​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 26E Line 59​

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