GREEN BERETS Underwood, Andrew Fillebrown

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Underwood ​

• FORENAME

Andrew Fillebrown​

• UNIT

LSAD,STDAT-10,MACV Advisors (Special Forces) ​

• RANK

Lieutenant Colonel ​

• NUMBER

459445525 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

5th June 1972 ​

• AGE

43 ​

• GRAVESITE

Arlington National Cemetery,Virginia Section 3 Site 2301 LH​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from San Antonio,Texas​

born 6.8.1928 Newark,Delaware​

son of Arthur Rutledge and Elinore Miller (nee Fillebrown) Underwood​

father (1885-1945) was Colonel Infantry​

husband of Valette Edlene (nee Chellew) Underwood (2 daughters Karen and Connie)​

attended Loomis High School​

attended University of Texas,Austin 1953-54​

graduated USMA,West Point 1950-1954​

Airborne Rangers,Fort Benning,Georgia​

Command and General Staff College,Fort Leavenworth,Kansas​

Combat Development Command,Fort Belvoir,Virginia​

graduated Indiana University 1962-63​

Physical Education Instructor,USMA,West Point (3 years)​

MACV Advisor 1966-67​

5 SF Group (MACV-SOG-CCS)​

5 SF Group (MACV-SOG) (Task Force Advisory Element 3) until 1.3.1972​

Director of Liaison Service Advisory Det (LSAD),Strategic Technical Directorate Advisor Team 10 15.3.1972​

awards Legion of Merit,Bronze Star,Air Medal ​

killed in air crash (non hostile) Hill 5089,Pleiku Province,South Vietnam​

(China Airlines C-46 number BR 130480) ​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 01W Line 38 ​

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