GREEN BERETS Girtanner, Jules T.

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Girtanner ​

• FORENAME

Jules T. ​

• UNIT

5 SF Group (Company D,Det A-430) (Mike Force) ​

• RANK

Specialist Fourth Class ​

• NUMBER

11292435 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

26th August 1966 ​

• AGE

31 ​

• GRAVESITE

Raleigh National Cemetery,Raleigh,Wake County,North Carolina Section 12 Site 890 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Neshanic,New Jersey​

born 9.6.1935 Neshanic,Somerset County,New Jersey​

son of Jules and Florence (nee Weber) Girtanner​

husband of Catherine Girtanner (1 daughter Lori-Ann)​

graduated Somerville High School 1954​

12 years service​

KIA Phu Quoc Island,South Vietnam (Op. Seamount)​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 10E Line 46 ​

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Jules T. Girtanner

Jules and I were pre war friends. He convinced me to join SF. He was killed while I was waiting jump school. I was fortunate to later serve on A102 and A103 in Vietnam, Jules was AIRBORNE ALL THE WAY