U.S. Army · United States 
Armand E VanCleave
1974
Armand VanCleave Sr. served the U.S. Army for 2 years. Armand served in the Korean War and the Cold War.
How He Died
Manner
Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
What Happened
Officer Armand VanCleave was killed in an automobile crash. Officer VanCleave was riding in the rear of a stretcher car while transporting a heart attack victim to a local hospital. At the intersection of Seventh and Oak Streets, a vehicle struck the stretcher car broadside, and Officer VanCleave was injured. He was transported to the local hospital, where he died from his injuries the next day. Officer Van Cleave was a United States Army Korean War veteran.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, three daughters, and two sons.
Service Record
U.S. Army
1951 – 1953
Conflicts
Korean War
Cold War
Also Served
Shively Police Department
Officer
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