Died in Kon Tum, Vietnam. See Image and https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53160923/albert-f-o_bannon and https://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/38288/ALBERT-F-OBANNON-JR/.

Added by Barbara LeClaire
SGT Albert F O'Bannon Jr. VVETERAN
BIRTH
3 Jun 1947
DEATH
8 May 1968 (aged 20)
Kon Tum, Vietnam
BURIAL
Hillside Memorial Park
Redlands, San Bernardino County, California, USA
PLOT
FOUR
MEMORIAL ID
53160923 · View Source
MEMORIAL


Vietnam War: U.S. Military Casualties, 1956-1998
about Jr Albert F Obannon
Name: Albert F Obannon Jr
Birth Date: 3 Jun 1947
Death Date: 8 May 1968
Gender: Male
Age: 20
Race: Negro (Black)
Home City: Redlands
Home State: California
Religion: Seventh Day Adventist
Marital Status: Single (Spouse Not Listed)
SSN/Service #: 56701395
Citizen Status: U.S.

Death Date: 8 May 1968
Processed Date: May 1968
Casualty Country: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam)
Casualty Type: Hostile - Killed
Casualty Reason: Misadventure
Casualty Air: Ground Casualty
Body Status: Body Recovered
Service Branch: Department of the Army
Component: Selective Service
Military Grade: Sergeant
Pay Grade: Specialist Fourth Class (U.S. Army) or Corporal (U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps) or Sergeant (U.S. Air Force) or Grade/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: Any Entry; Second Column: N; Third Column: 3; Fourth Column: Blank (U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard) or
Province: Military Region 2 - Kontum
Length of Service : 01
Service Occupation: Medical Specialist (ARMY)
Data Source: Combat Area Casualties Current File

Inscription
CALIFORNIA
SARGENT COMPANY D
4TH INFANTRY DIVISION
VIETNAM
PURPLE HEART


Bronze Star (Merit), Purple Heart. Remembered.

Left by Dan Pat on 30 Jan 2021