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--- General / Personal ---
Last name: NICHOLSON
First name: GERMAN LEE
Home of Record (official): CRYSTAL SPRINGS
State (official): MS
Date of Birth: Saturday, May 18, 1946
Sex: Male
Race: Negro
Marital Status: Single
--- Military ---
Branch: Army
Rank: SP5
Serial Number: 14882937
Component: Regular
Pay grade: E5
MOS (Military Occupational Specialty code): 91B20
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
HHT 3rd Squadron Medic Attached to I Troop 3rd Squadron
--- Action ---
Start of Tour: Tuesday, August 23, 1966
Date of Casualty: Tuesday, March 21, 1967
Age at time of loss: 20
Casualty type: (A1) Hostile, died
Reason: Other explosive device (Ground casualty)
Country: South Vietnam
Province: Long Khanh
The Wall: Panel 17E - Row 010