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--- General / Personal ---
Last name: IRELAND
First name: PHILLIP EARL
Home of Record (official): TRAPPE
State (official): MD
Date of Birth: Thursday, December 17, 1942
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Marital Status: Married
--- Military ---
Branch: Army
Rank: SP4
Serial Number: 13784824
Component: Regular
Pay grade: E4
MOS (Military Occupational Specialty code): 11B20
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
K Troop 3rd Squadron
--- Action ---
Start of Tour: Tuesday, January 10, 1967
Date of Casualty: Sunday, May 21, 1967
Age at time of loss: 24
Casualty type: (A1) Hostile, died
Reason: Burns (Ground casualty)
Country: South Vietnam
Province: Long Khanh
The Wall: Panel 20E - Row 075