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| PERSONAL DATA: | |
| Home of Record: | Lafayette, OH |
| Date of birth: | 02/09/1950 |
| MILITARY DATA: | |
| Service Branch: | Army of the United States |
| Grade at loss: | E3 |
| Rank: | Private First Class |
| Promotion Note: | None |
| ID No: | 11709884 |
| MOS or Specialty: | 11B1P: Infantryman (Airborne Qual) |
| Length Service: | 00 |
| Unit: | 1ST PLT, D CO, 1ST BN, 502ND INFANTRY, 101ST ABN DIV, USARV |
| CASUALTY DATA: | |
| Start Tour: | 03/30/1969 |
| Incident Date: | 04/13/1969 |
| Casualty Date: | 04/13/1969 |
| Age at Loss: | 19 |
| Location: | Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam |
| Remains: | Body recovered |
| Casualty Type: | Hostile, died outright |
| Casualty Reason: | Ground casualty |
| Casualty Detail: | Multiple fragmentation wounds |
| Status Date: | Not Applicable; was not MIA |
| Status Change: | Not Applicable; was not MIA |
| Repatriated: | Not Applicable; was not MIA |
| Identified: | Not Applicable; was not MIA |
John and I were in Infantry AIT together at
Screaming Eagle
Posted on 5/8/10 - by Bill Ellis
Fort Dix in the Fall of 1968. We next ran into each other at Long Bien for Screaming Eagles Replacement Training School (SERTS). We were both in D 1/502 101 Abn Div at LZ Sally. John Hale was one of bravest soldiers I ever knew. I believe he was killed on his third day in the field in the Ashau. I think of him often after all these years. Rest well Screaming Eagle.