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Staff Sergeant Richard Lee Jernigan served in the U.S. Army. Richard served in the Vietnam War and the Cold War. Richard was 25 years old.
How He Died
Manner
Natural
Cause
Infectious disease
Circumstance
Non-hostile death in theatre
Service Record
U.S. Army
415TH RR DET, 328TH RR CO, 509TH ASA GROUP, ARMY SEC AGENCY, USARV
63C40: General Vehicle Repairman
GENERAL VEHICLE REPAIRMAN
PECOS, TX
1968
Pay grade E05.
Conflicts
Awards & Decorations
5
For service and achievement
Unit awards
Foreign awards
Memorials
Burial Information
Cemetery
Fort Richardson National Cemetery
Section
E
Grave
1008
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Richard Lee Jernigan
Staff Sergeant
U.S. Army
- 1968
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