GREEN BERETS Patterson, James Barnett

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Patterson ​

• FORENAME

James Barnett ​

• UNIT

5 SF Group (Company B,Det A-232) ​

• RANK

Sergeant First Class ​

• NUMBER

16430576​

• DATE OF DEATH

24th May 1967 ​

• AGE

32 ​

• GRAVESITE

Walnut Grove Church Cemetery,Orbisonia,Huntingdon County,Pennsylvania​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Dearborn,Michigan​

born 16.7.1934 Paris,Tennessee​

son of James Basil and Flossie Bell (nee Barnett) Patterson,24231 Boston Street,Dearborn,Michigan​

husband of Charlotte (nee Stains) Patterson,Three Springs,Pennsylvania (married 1956) (3 sons James,Daryel and Curt)​

family moved to Dearborn 1944​

entered service 20.1.1953 Dearborn,Michigan​

served in Korean War​

173 Airborne Brigade​

5 SF Group​

award Silver Star​

KIA Tan Rai,Lam Dong Province,South Vietnam ​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 20E Line 97​

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