Spec Danny Lee Pearson Sr.

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Spec Danny Lee Pearson Sr.

Birth
Illinois, USA
Death
13 Jan 1974 (aged 25)
Sunny Valley, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
Burial
Bloomfield, Davis County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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Danny, a decorated Army veteran of the Vietnam War and a truck driver, was killed when he lost control of his truck and it left the northbound lanes of Interstate 5 and overturned. He was survived by his wife, Janice, his children, Dana, Danny, Jr., and Kathy, his parents, John, Sr. and Alice, and his brother, John, Jr.

For his service in Vietnam, he received the following awards:

Bronze Star Medal
Purple Heart with Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
Air Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Vietnam Service Medal with three Bronze Service Stars
Republic of Vietnam Campaign Ribbon with Device (1960)
Sharpshooter Badge with Autorifle Bar / Rifle Bar
Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation
Danny, a decorated Army veteran of the Vietnam War and a truck driver, was killed when he lost control of his truck and it left the northbound lanes of Interstate 5 and overturned. He was survived by his wife, Janice, his children, Dana, Danny, Jr., and Kathy, his parents, John, Sr. and Alice, and his brother, John, Jr.

For his service in Vietnam, he received the following awards:

Bronze Star Medal
Purple Heart with Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
Air Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Vietnam Service Medal with three Bronze Service Stars
Republic of Vietnam Campaign Ribbon with Device (1960)
Sharpshooter Badge with Autorifle Bar / Rifle Bar
Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation