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--- General / Personal ---

Last name: SMALL
First name: CLAUDIUS AUGUSTUS
Home of Record (official): SAN JUAN
State (official): PR
Date of Birth: Thursday, September 10, 1942
Sex: Male
Race: Negro
Marital Status: Single

--- Military ---

Branch: Army
Rank: SGT
Serial Number: 580098369
Component: Regular
Pay grade: E5
MOS (Military Occupational Specialty code): 11D40
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
I Troop 3rd Squadron

--- Action ---

KIA WITH B TRP, 1ST SQDN, 1ST CAV, AMERICAL DIV

Start of Tour: Saturday, June 6, 1970
Date of Casualty: Sunday, March 21, 1971
Age at time of loss: 28
Casualty type: (C1) Non-hostile, died of other causes
Reason: Unknown / Not reported (Ground casualty)
Country: South Vietnam
Province: Quang Tri
The Wall: Panel 04W - Row 064