US PARAS 2 Yelverton, Don Junior

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Yelverton​

• FORENAME

Don Junior​

• UNIT

502 Infantry Regiment (Airmobile) (Company B,1 Bn)​

• RANK

Specialist Fourth Class​

• NUMBER

15896550​

• DATE OF DEATH

31st March 1968​

• AGE

18​

• GRAVESITE

Magnolia Cemetery,Beaumont,Jefferson County,Texas Section 14​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Houma,Louisiana​

born 7.1.1950 Jefferson County,Texas​

son of Benton Lee and Willie B. Yelverton,Houma,Louisiana (formerly of Beaumont,Texas)​

father (1921-75) served as PFC US Army​

single​

attended Agden and Dick Dowling Schools,Beaumont,Texas​

1 year service​

award Bronze Star​

WIA 26.3.1968 Thua Thien Province,South Vietnam​

DOW​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 47E Line 25​

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