SP4 - E4 - Army - Selective Service
25th Infantry Division
A Co. 1/5 Mech Bobcats
Length of service 0 years
His tour began on Sep 14, 1968
Casualty was on Feb 4, 1969
In HUA NGHIA, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
GUN, SMALL ARMS FIRE
Body was recovered
On February 04, 1969, at 1400 hours, a 75 round artillery barrage of white phosphorous was fired along a 3 kilometer axis of XT 5927 to 6130 in the Ho Bo Woods in the hopes of starting a fire.
At 1432 hours, to the south of the above location at XT 578253, Company A requested a Dust-off for three wounded Bobcats and two Bobcats who had been killed. The casualties were the result of two 155mm booby trapped rounds being detonated. They were rigged with trip wires and set 25 meters apart. One was set in a tree to create a low air burst. One of the Bobcats who was wounded, died shortly after being dusted-off.
At 1506 hours, Company A had an APC detonate an AT mine that was set in a rice paddy dike in the same general area. The vehicle was a combat loss
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Tropic Lightning News May 12th 1969
BRONZE STAR MEDAL (HEROISM)
PFC Lee E. Burnor, Co A, 1st Bn, 5th Inf
SP4 Lee E. Burnor, son of Mr. and Mrs. Max E. Burnor,
10708 Labadee Road, Deerfield,MI 49238
25th Infantry Division
A Co. 1/5 Mech Bobcats
Length of service 0 years
His tour began on Sep 14, 1968
Casualty was on Feb 4, 1969
In HUA NGHIA, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
GUN, SMALL ARMS FIRE
Body was recovered
On February 04, 1969, at 1400 hours, a 75 round artillery barrage of white phosphorous was fired along a 3 kilometer axis of XT 5927 to 6130 in the Ho Bo Woods in the hopes of starting a fire.
At 1432 hours, to the south of the above location at XT 578253, Company A requested a Dust-off for three wounded Bobcats and two Bobcats who had been killed. The casualties were the result of two 155mm booby trapped rounds being detonated. They were rigged with trip wires and set 25 meters apart. One was set in a tree to create a low air burst. One of the Bobcats who was wounded, died shortly after being dusted-off.
At 1506 hours, Company A had an APC detonate an AT mine that was set in a rice paddy dike in the same general area. The vehicle was a combat loss
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Tropic Lightning News May 12th 1969
BRONZE STAR MEDAL (HEROISM)
PFC Lee E. Burnor, Co A, 1st Bn, 5th Inf
SP4 Lee E. Burnor, son of Mr. and Mrs. Max E. Burnor,
10708 Labadee Road, Deerfield,MI 49238
SP4 - E4 - Army - Selective Service
25th Infantry Division
A Co. 1/5 Mech Bobcats
Length of service 0 years
His tour began on Sep 14, 1968
Casualty was on Feb 4, 1969
In HUA NGHIA, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
GUN, SMALL ARMS FIRE
Body was recovered
On February 04, 1969, at 1400 hours, a 75 round artillery barrage of white phosphorous was fired along a 3 kilometer axis of XT 5927 to 6130 in the Ho Bo Woods in the hopes of starting a fire.
At 1432 hours, to the south of the above location at XT 578253, Company A requested a Dust-off for three wounded Bobcats and two Bobcats who had been killed. The casualties were the result of two 155mm booby trapped rounds being detonated. They were rigged with trip wires and set 25 meters apart. One was set in a tree to create a low air burst. One of the Bobcats who was wounded, died shortly after being dusted-off.
At 1506 hours, Company A had an APC detonate an AT mine that was set in a rice paddy dike in the same general area. The vehicle was a combat loss
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Tropic Lightning News May 12th 1969
BRONZE STAR MEDAL (HEROISM)
PFC Lee E. Burnor, Co A, 1st Bn, 5th Inf
SP4 Lee E. Burnor, son of Mr. and Mrs. Max E. Burnor,
10708 Labadee Road, Deerfield,MI 49238
25th Infantry Division
A Co. 1/5 Mech Bobcats
Length of service 0 years
His tour began on Sep 14, 1968
Casualty was on Feb 4, 1969
In HUA NGHIA, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
GUN, SMALL ARMS FIRE
Body was recovered
On February 04, 1969, at 1400 hours, a 75 round artillery barrage of white phosphorous was fired along a 3 kilometer axis of XT 5927 to 6130 in the Ho Bo Woods in the hopes of starting a fire.
At 1432 hours, to the south of the above location at XT 578253, Company A requested a Dust-off for three wounded Bobcats and two Bobcats who had been killed. The casualties were the result of two 155mm booby trapped rounds being detonated. They were rigged with trip wires and set 25 meters apart. One was set in a tree to create a low air burst. One of the Bobcats who was wounded, died shortly after being dusted-off.
At 1506 hours, Company A had an APC detonate an AT mine that was set in a rice paddy dike in the same general area. The vehicle was a combat loss
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Tropic Lightning News May 12th 1969
BRONZE STAR MEDAL (HEROISM)
PFC Lee E. Burnor, Co A, 1st Bn, 5th Inf
SP4 Lee E. Burnor, son of Mr. and Mrs. Max E. Burnor,
10708 Labadee Road, Deerfield,MI 49238
