US PARAS 2 Irwin, Van Allen

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Irwin​

• FORENAME

Van Allen​

• UNIT

506 Infantry Regiment (Airmobile) (Company C,2 Bn)​

• RANK

Staff Sergeant​

• NUMBER

10816083​

• DATE OF DEATH

25th July 1968​

• AGE

30​

• GRAVESITE

Fort Bliss National Cemetery, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas Section I Site 1197​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Northridge, California​

born 26.9.1937​

father Alton Elmer Irwin (1908-1971)​

mother Laura Geraldine (nee Massey) (1916-1997)​

married​

entered service 1956​

awards Silver Star, Soldier's Medal, Bronze Star with oak leaf cluster​

promoted Sgt First Class posthumously​

KIA Hau Nghia Province, South Vietnam​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C. Panel 50W Line 6​

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