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--- General / Personal ---
Last name: DASH
First name: DAVID WINTHROP
Home of Record (official): ORANGEBURG
State (official): SC
Date of Birth: Sunday, January 4, 1931
Sex: Male
Race: Negro
Marital Status: Married
--- Military ---
Branch: Army
Rank: SFC
Serial Number: 248424566
Component: Regular
Posthumous promotion as indicated
Pay grade: E6
MOS (Military Occupational Specialty code): 12B40
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
919th Engineer Company
--- Action ---
Start of Tour: Thursday, July 10, 1969
Date of Casualty: Saturday, May 2, 1970
Age at time of loss: 39
Casualty type: (C2) Non-hostile, died of illness/injury
Reason: Other accident (Ground casualty)
Country: South Vietnam
Province: Tay Ninh
The Wall: Panel 11W - Row 083