Lural Lee Blevins, III
Specialist Four
A BTRY, 2ND BN, 320TH ARTILLERY, 101ST ABN DIV, USARV Army of the United States Philadelphia, Pennsylvania November 25, 1945 to August 16, 1968 LURAL L BLEVINS III is on the Wall at Panel W48, Line 22 |
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The following article appeared in The Philadelphia Inquirer on November 22, 1968:
The following photo and article are taken from The Philadelphia Daily News, special supplement entitled 'SIX HUNDRED AND THIRTY,' October 26, 1987. The special supplement was issued in conjunction with the dedication of the Philadelphia Viet Nam Memorial.
Placed by a native Philadelphian and Viet Nam veteran, |
A Note from The Virtual WallOn 16 Aug 1968 a platoon from D Company, 1st Bn, 327th Infantry was conducting a patrol on the northwestern border of the A Shau Valley about 5 kilometers north-northwest of A Loui village. The platoon was engaged by a larger North Vietnamese force, incurred a number of casualties, and was forced to withdraw, leaving the bodies of two men behind. The three men killed in the action were
PFC Graniela's remains have not been recovered. |
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