Highest Honors Special Operations POW / MIA
United States of America
Headstone of Avery Merrill Nye III
Headstone of Avery Merrill Nye III
U.S. Army · United States United States

Avery Merrill Nye III

Corporal
1949 – 1970
Purple HeartNational Defense Service MedalVietnam Service MedalRepublic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Vietnam Wall · Panel 12W
Life Keepsakes Service Decorations Shadow Box Memorials In Our Keeping

Corporal Avery Merrill Nye III served in the U.S. Army. Avery served with the 11 LIGHT INF BDE. Avery served in the Vietnam War. Avery was 20 years old.

How They Died
Manner Combat Death
Cause Blast injury
Circumstance Killed in action
Place Quang Ngai
Keepsakes
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Service Record
U.S. Army
D CO, 1ST BN, 20TH INFANTRY, 11TH INFANTRY BDE, AMERICAL DIV, USARV
Infantryman (11B)
CPL
INFANTRYMAN
QUANG NGAI
1970
Pay grade E03.
Conflicts
Vietnam War
Awards & Decorations 4

For service and achievement

Purple Heart

Campaign and service medals

National Defense Service Medal
Vietnam Service Medal

Foreign awards

Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Memorials
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel 12W · Line 8 cut as AVERY M NYE III
In Our Keeping
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Avery Merrill Nye III
Corporal
U.S. Army
- 1970
20th Infantry Regiment
Corporal
Purple Heart National Defense Service Medal Vietnam Service Medal Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
20TH INFANTRY REGIMENT - Distinctive Unit Insignia

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