US PARAS 2 Rutherford, Leroy

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Rutherford​

• FORENAME

Leroy​

• UNIT

502 Infantry Regiment (Airborne) (Company D,1 Bn)​

• RANK

Private First Class​

• NUMBER

587017063​

• DATE OF DEATH

3rd September 1969​

• AGE

23​

• GRAVESITE

Union Hill Cemetery,Blue Mountain,Tippah County,Mississippi​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Burlington,Vermont​

born 1.6.1946​

single​

less than 1 year service​

award Bronze Star​

promoted Cpl posthumously​

killed in helicopter crash (non hostile) Quang Nam Province,South Vietnam​

UH-1H Huey (68-15537) (Company B,58 Aviation Bn)​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 18W Line 30​

Mississippi Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Ocean Springs,Mississippi Panel 6E​

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