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Ralph Dean Hirschler, Jr. Obituary

Graduation Year Class of 1959
Date of Passing Mar 11, 1968
About PERSONAL DATA:
Home of Record: Lamar, CO
Date of birth: 06/09/1946
MILITARY DATA:
Service Branch: Army of the United States
Grade at loss: E3
Rank: Posthumous Promotion as indicated
Promotion Note: None
ID No: 54901165
MOS: 11B10: Infantryman
Length Service: 00
Unit: B CO, 5TH BN, 60TH INFANTRY, 9TH INF DIV, USARV
CASUALTY DATA:
Start Tour: 11/01/1967
Incident Date: 03/11/1968
Casualty Date: 03/11/1968
Status Date: Not Applicable
Status Change: Not Applicable
Age at Loss: 21
Location: Dinh Tuong Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Repatriated: Not Applicable
Identified: Not Applicable
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
Casualty Detail: Other explosive device
G. Binam '61
Ralph Dean Hirschler, Jr.