SP6 Leon Grover Nelson was killed on 1 July 1967. SP6 was assigned to 3rd Ordnance Battalion (Ammunition), Explosive Disposal Section, 53rd General Support Group, Army Support Command Saigon, 1st Logistical Command, Long Binh, Bien Hoa Province (today called Binh Duong Province), Republic of Vietnam. SP6 Nelson was one of the explosive ordnance disposal specialists who were cleaning up the Ammunition Storage Point at Duc Pho, Republic of Vietnam, after it had several major explosions. It is believed that SP6 Nelson placed a M406 40mm high explosive grenade next to a 105mm high explosive plastic (HEP) projectile. The 40mm grenade detonated and caused a low order detonation of the 105mm projectile. The combined explosions and metal fragments wounds killed SP6 Nelson instantly.
Additional Facts: Service Number: RA56263802; MOS: 55D30; Born: 29 June 1937; Age: 30; Hometown: Garden Valley, California; Tour Started: 29 May 1967; Vietnam Memorial: Panel 22E Row 092; Buried: Kelsey Cemetery, Kelsey, California.
Additional Facts: Service Number: RA56263802; MOS: 55D30; Born: 29 June 1937; Age: 30; Hometown: Garden Valley, California; Tour Started: 29 May 1967; Vietnam Memorial: Panel 22E Row 092; Buried: Kelsey Cemetery, Kelsey, California.
SP6 Leon Grover Nelson was killed on 1 July 1967. SP6 was assigned to 3rd Ordnance Battalion (Ammunition), Explosive Disposal Section, 53rd General Support Group, Army Support Command Saigon, 1st Logistical Command, Long Binh, Bien Hoa Province (today called Binh Duong Province), Republic of Vietnam. SP6 Nelson was one of the explosive ordnance disposal specialists who were cleaning up the Ammunition Storage Point at Duc Pho, Republic of Vietnam, after it had several major explosions. It is believed that SP6 Nelson placed a M406 40mm high explosive grenade next to a 105mm high explosive plastic (HEP) projectile. The 40mm grenade detonated and caused a low order detonation of the 105mm projectile. The combined explosions and metal fragments wounds killed SP6 Nelson instantly.
Additional Facts: Service Number: RA56263802; MOS: 55D30; Born: 29 June 1937; Age: 30; Hometown: Garden Valley, California; Tour Started: 29 May 1967; Vietnam Memorial: Panel 22E Row 092; Buried: Kelsey Cemetery, Kelsey, California.
Additional Facts: Service Number: RA56263802; MOS: 55D30; Born: 29 June 1937; Age: 30; Hometown: Garden Valley, California; Tour Started: 29 May 1967; Vietnam Memorial: Panel 22E Row 092; Buried: Kelsey Cemetery, Kelsey, California.
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