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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 54043" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Voorhees</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Donald Lee Ricks</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>327 Infantry Regiment (Airborne) (HQ and HQ Company,2 Bn)</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Sergeant First Class</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>241447664</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>DATE OF DEATH</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>2nd May 1970</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AGE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>36</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>GRAVESITE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Golden Gate National Cemetery,San Bruno,San Mateo County,California Section J Site 42E</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>from Raleigh,North Carolina</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 12.5.1933 Wilmington,North Carolina</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of Mrs Mary Eleanor (formerly Ricks) Voorhees and late (died 1969) Arthur Ricks</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>graduated Needham Broughton High School,Raleigh</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>graduated Staunton Military Academy</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>entered service 1953</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>awards Bronze Star with oak leaf cluster,Air Medal with oak leaf clusters,Army Commendation Medal</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>intentional homicide (non hostile) Thua Thien Province,South Vietnam</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>It was reported that Donald was awaiting transfer out of county when a enemy combatant drove up and shot up the mess hall he was sitting in.</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 11W Line 89</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/d-voorhees.22509/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/22/22509-b2e4d5bceb7c1092919a58cb996c36c7.jpg?1591401314" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a> <a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/d-voorhees-grave.22510/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/22/22510-72cc67c9bbbb545e02ddb257af265be8.jpg?1591401314" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
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