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Sgt Paul Ray Setzer

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Sgt Paul Ray Setzer Veteran

Birth
Arkansas, USA
Death
4 Feb 1966 (aged 31)
Vietnam
Burial
Placerville, El Dorado County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Hill 38-Y-72
Memorial ID
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"Sgt. Paul R. Setzer is with 'Fighting First' in Vietnam

As a result of the troop build-up in Viet Nam, sergeant Paul R. Setzer, whose wife Lucy lives in Placerville, recently debarked there with other members of the first infantry division. Setzer is a squad leader. He entered the army in August, 1954. His division is also known as the "Fighting First"; it was the first in World War II in North Africa, Sicily and France and the first to crack Hitler's Siegfried line."

Mountain Democrat, Placerville, California, October 21, 1965.


"Chapel of the Pines has received word that the body of staff sergeant Paul Ray Setzer will be sent here for burial. Setzer, who served in the US Army for 11 years, was killed in action in Vietnam on Feb. 4. Although Setzer had not been a resident of this area, his wife, Lucy M. Setzer, and their three children live here.

Funeral services are pending."

Mountain Democrat, Placerville, California, February 10, 1966.
"Sgt. Paul R. Setzer is with 'Fighting First' in Vietnam

As a result of the troop build-up in Viet Nam, sergeant Paul R. Setzer, whose wife Lucy lives in Placerville, recently debarked there with other members of the first infantry division. Setzer is a squad leader. He entered the army in August, 1954. His division is also known as the "Fighting First"; it was the first in World War II in North Africa, Sicily and France and the first to crack Hitler's Siegfried line."

Mountain Democrat, Placerville, California, October 21, 1965.


"Chapel of the Pines has received word that the body of staff sergeant Paul Ray Setzer will be sent here for burial. Setzer, who served in the US Army for 11 years, was killed in action in Vietnam on Feb. 4. Although Setzer had not been a resident of this area, his wife, Lucy M. Setzer, and their three children live here.

Funeral services are pending."

Mountain Democrat, Placerville, California, February 10, 1966.

Inscription

Paul Ray Setzer
Arkansas
SSGT
CO A16 INF 1 INF DIV
Vietnam PH & OLC

Gravesite Details

He is listed on the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial on Panel 05E, line 002. Interred February 16, 1966



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  • Maintained by: Lori T
  • Originally Created by: Jo C
  • Added: Dec 16, 2011
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82049017/paul_ray-setzer: accessed ), memorial page for Sgt Paul Ray Setzer (6 Mar 1934–4 Feb 1966), Find a Grave Memorial ID 82049017, citing Westwood Hills Memorial Park, Placerville, El Dorado County, California, USA; Maintained by Lori T (contributor 46923938).