GREEN BERETS Pearson, James S. (Jimmy)

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Pearson ​

• FORENAME

James S. (Jimmy) ​

• UNIT

46 SF Company ​

• RANK

Staff Sergeant ​

• NUMBER

426763871 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

29th December 1972 ​

• AGE

30 ​

• GRAVESITE

Friendship Cemetery,Columbus,Lowndes County,Mississippi Plot 976 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 8.10.1942 Columbus,Mississippi​

son of Dorothy Valera (nee Sanders,formerly Pearson) Ipock​

entered service 27.4.1961​

11th Armored Cavalry​

SF 1966​

U.S. Army SF Training Group (Airborne),Fort Bragg​

5 SF Group (Company B) (1st tour of Vietnam)​

5 SF Group (HQ and HQ Company,Det B-52) (Vietnam 1969)​

46 SF Company August 1970​

awards Bronze Star with 2 oak leaf clusters,Air Medal with oak leaf cluster,Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with palm​

killed in vehicle crash near Camp Nong Takoo,Thailand​

Vietnam Memorial,Ocean Springs,Mississippi ​

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[ccmcclure]

James S. Pearson

anyone that knew james s pearson, jimmy, and served with him his family would enjoy hearing from you.
thanks,
cindy mcclure
xmsmurf@aol.com