US PARAS 2 Thornton, Carl Lee

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Thornton ​

• FORENAME

Carl Lee ​

• UNIT

327 Infantry Regiment (Airborne) (HQ & HQ Company,1 Bn) ​

• RANK

Staff Sergeant ​

• NUMBER

260521206​

• DATE OF DEATH

28th November 1971 ​

• AGE

34 ​

• GRAVESITE

Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery,Flowery Branch,Hall County,Georgia​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Gainesville,Georgia​

born 21.2.1937 Gainesville,Georgia​

married​

entered service 1955​

food service specialist​

served in Korean War​

awards Bronze Star with oak leaf cluster,Army Commendation Medal​

killed in helicopter crash (non hostile) Thua Thien Province,South Vietnam ​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 02W Line 80 ​