United States of America
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Staff Sergeant John Henry Tigner served in the U.S. Army. John served with the 173 AIRBORNE BDE. John served in the Vietnam War. John was 20 years old.
How They Died
Manner
Combat Death
Cause
Gunshot wound
Circumstance
Killed in action
Place
Phu Yen
Service Record
U.S. Army
Infantry Direct Fire Crewman (11H)
HEAVY ANTI-ARMOR WEAPONS INFANTRYMAN
PHU YEN
1968
Pay grade E05.
Conflicts
Awards & Decorations
4
For service and achievement
Foreign awards
Memorials
Burial Information
Cemetery
Fort Benning Post Cemetery
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John Henry Tigner
Staff Sergeant
U.S. Army
- 1968
503rd Infantry Regiment
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