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--- General / Personal ---
Last name: BRINKEY
First name: LARRY HOWARD
Home of Record (official): TROY
State (official): MI
Date of Birth: Tuesday, April 5, 1949
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Marital Status: Single
--- Military ---
Branch: Army
Rank: SP5
Serial Number: 16937841
Component: Regular
Pay grade: E5
MOS (Military Occupational Specialty code): 63C30
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
K Troop 3rd Squadron
--- Action ---
Start of Tour: Monday, December 18, 1967
Date of Casualty: Tuesday, May 6, 1969
Age at time of loss: 20
Casualty type: (A2) Hostile, died of wounds
Reason: Burns (Ground casualty)
Country: South Vietnam
Province: Binh Duong
The Wall: Panel 25W - Row 013