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--- General / Personal ---
Last name: SMALL
First name: ALFRED JOHN
Home of Record (official): BEVERLY
State (official): MA
Date of Birth: Thursday, May 19, 1949
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Marital Status: Married
--- Military ---
Branch: Army
Rank: SGT
Serial Number: 11622620
Component: Regular
Pay grade: E5
MOS (Military Occupational Specialty code): 11D40
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
I Troop 3rd Squadron
--- Action ---
Start of Tour: Sunday, September 15, 1968
Date of Casualty: Sunday, November 24, 1968
Age at time of loss: 19
Casualty type: (A1) Hostile, died
Reason: Gun, small arms fire (Ground casualty)
Country: South Vietnam
Province: Binh Duong
The Wall: Panel 38W - Row 053
--- Interment ---
Louisville Memorial Gardens East
11601 Ballardsville Road
Louisville, KY 40241
(502) 241-8424
Everlasting Life, Lot 59C, Grave 3