US PARAS 2 Hegler, Floyd, Jr

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Hegler​

• FORENAME

Floyd, Jr​

• UNIT

101 Airborne Division (HQ and HQ Company,1 Brigade)​

• RANK

Sergeant First Class​

• NUMBER

18293995​

• DATE OF DEATH

2nd March 1968​

• AGE

38​

• GRAVESITE

Raleigh National Cemetery, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina Section 11 Site 745​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Bearden, Arkansas​

born 24.7.1929 Bearden, Ouachita County, Arkansas​

attended J.C. Corbin High School​

married ​

20 years service (entered service 1947)​

24.11.1948 finished jump school​

served Korean War​

administrative specialist (Airborne qualified)​

award Army Commendation Medal with 3 oak leaf clusters​

killed in air crash (non hostile) Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C. Panel 42E Line 33​

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