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--- General / Personal ---
Last name: BEST
First name: HUGH VICTOR
Home of Record (official): WACO
State (official): TX
Date of Birth: Sunday, May 6, 1945
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Marital Status: Single
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Branch: Army
Rank: SP4
Serial Number: 18737693
Component: Regular
Pay grade: E4
MOS (Military Occupational Specialty code): Unknown/Not reported
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
A Troop 1st Squadron
--- Action ---
Start of Tour: Saturday, August 20, 1966
Date of Casualty: Tuesday, March 14, 1967
Age at time of loss: 21
Casualty type: (A1) Hostile, died
Reason: Multiple fragmentation wounds (Ground casualty)
Country: South Vietnam
Province: Phuoc Long
The Wall: Panel 16E - Row 076
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Arlington, VA 22211
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