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Russell "rusty" Allen Shields Obituary

Graduation Year Class of 1962
Date of Passing Feb 06, 1970
About PERSONAL DATA:
Home of Record: Lamar, CO
Date of birth: 04/12/1944
MILITARY DATA:
Service Branch: Army of the United States
Grade at loss: O1
Rank: Posthumous Promotion as indicated
Promotion Note: None
ID No: 522566069
MOS: 1542: Infantry Unit Commander
Length Service: 02
Unit: B CO, 2ND BN, 501ST INFANTRY, 101ST ABN DIV, USARV
CASUALTY DATA:
Start Tour: 09/13/1969
Incident Date: 02/06/1970
Casualty Date: 02/06/1970
Status Date: Not Applicable
Status Change: Not Applicable
Age at Loss: 25
Location: Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Repatriated: Not Applicable
Identified: Not Applicable
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
Casualty Detail: Gun or small arms fire.
G. Binam '61
Russell "rusty" Allen Shields