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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 8897" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Link </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>John Francis </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>5 SF Group (Det B-52) (Project Delta)</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Specialist Fourth Class</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px">17731124</p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>DATE OF DEATH</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>30th March 1968 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AGE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>23 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>GRAVESITE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Calvary Cemetery,Ottumwa,Wapello County,Iowa Lot 67 Block 4 add 3rd</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>from Ottumwa,Iowa</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 26.11.1944 Ottumwa,Iowa</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of John Bernard and Anne O. (nee Tray) Link,133 South Lillian Street,Ottumwa,Iowa</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>father (1920-74) served as T/Sgt US Army WW2</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>single</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>attended St Patrick's Grade School,Ottumwa</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>graduated Walsh High School 1962</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>attended Northeast Missouri State College,Kirksville</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>entered service August 1965 (Corps of Engineers)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>US Army Training Center Engineer,Fort Leonard Wood 1965</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Airborne School,Fort Benning 1965</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>USAJFKSWCS,Fort Bragg 1966-67</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>completed SF training 19.10.1966 in one source</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>5 SF Group 1967-68</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>engineer advisor to 91st ARVN Ranger Bn</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>award D.S.C.,Army Commendation Medal</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>promoted Sgt posthumously</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>WIA 29.3.1968 18k NE of A Luoi,Khanh Hoa Province,South Vietnam (Op.Samurai IV)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>DOW </em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 47E Line 13 </em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-link.32768/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/32/32768-ff76ef64d81d7cfe771f7db71d2a90ec.jpg?1591436581" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-link.17549/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/17/17549-4ce7983775fedd81216d59ba7ccbab65.jpg?1591400027" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-link.17550/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/17/17550-6a4ae566f4b89b9857ff8806bd7bc346.jpg?1591400027" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-link-grave.17551/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/17/17551-830d61dc2edbcd041146051894a67412.jpg?1591400028" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
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