US PARAS 2 Lucas, Andre Cavaro

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Lucas ​

• FORENAME

Andre Cavaro ​

• UNIT

506 Infantry Regiment (Airmobile) (Commanding Officer 2 Bn) ​

• RANK

Lieutenant Colonel ​

• NUMBER

552369069 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

23rd July 1970 ​

• AGE

39 ​

• GRAVESITE

U.S. Military Academy Cemetery,West Point,Orange County,New York Section VII Site C-160​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from San Diego,California​

born 2.10.1930 Washington,D.C.​

son of Colonel (rtd) and Mrs Lucas,13th Street,Washington,D.C.​

husband of Madeleine (nee Miller) Lucas (2 sons)​

enlisted soldier,26th Infantry Regiment (1 Bn) 1948-50​

USMA,West Point 1950-54​

armored infantry (2Lt)​

10 Special Forces Group 1957-58​

instructor,Ranger School,Eglin Air Force Base,Florida 1958-59​

Aide to Commanding General,Fort Benning 1959-60 (US Army Infantry Training School)​

Infantry Officer Advanced Course 1960-61​

tactical officer,USMA,West Point 1961-62​

MACV Ranger Advisor,Vietnam 1962-63​

award Silver Star,Bronze Star with V device​

company commander and staff officer,82nd Airborne Division 1963-64​

Command and General Staff College,Fort Leavenworth 1964-65​

L'Ecole D'Etat Majeur,Paris 1966​

Staff,US European Command HQ (USEUCOM) (Lt Col) 1966-67​

C.O. 1 Bn 34th Infantry Regiment 1967-68​

G-3,24th Infantry Regiment 1968-69​

brigade exec officer November 1969 (Vietnam)​

C.O. 2 Bn 506 Infantry Regiment 4.3.1970​

WIA 4.7.1970​

award Silver Star (2nd)​

WIA 23.7.1970 Fire Support Base Ripcord,Thua Thien Province,South Vietnam​

DOW on the helicopter pad,Camp Evans,Thua Thien Province,South Vietnam​

award Medal of Honor (posthumous)​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 08W Line 46​

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