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--- General / Personal ---
Last name: PROSZEK
First name: ANTON JR
Home of Record (official): INTERNATIONAL FALLS
State (official): MN
Date of Birth: Wednesday, October 3, 1945
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Marital Status: Single
--- Military ---
Branch: Army
Rank: SP5
Serial Number: 55846585
Component: Selective Service
Pay grade: E5
MOS (Military Occupational Specialty code): 11E20
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
D Company 1st Squadron
--- Action ---
Start of Tour: Saturday, August 20, 1966
Date of Casualty: Thursday, April 27, 1967
Age at time of loss: 21
Casualty type: (A1) Hostile, died
Reason: Multiple fragmentation wounds (Ground casualty)
Country: South Vietnam
Province: Binh Duong
The Wall: Panel 18E - Row 104