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SSGT Donald Earl Bear Sr.

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SSGT Donald Earl Bear Sr. Veteran

Birth
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Death
8 Jul 1968 (aged 26)
Vietnam
Burial
Fort Sill, Comanche County, Oklahoma, USA GPS-Latitude: 34.6699905, Longitude: -98.3949509
Plot
Section III, Site 828
Memorial ID
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SSGT Donald Earl Bear's tour of duty began on December 1, 1967. SSGT Bear was assigned to B Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division. SSGT Bear died from injuries received while on combat operations when engaged hostile forces in a firefight. Four servicemen died in the incident. SSGT Bear was married and the father of three children. SSGT Bear's name is engraved on Panel 53W, Line 42 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
SSGT Donald Earl Bear's tour of duty began on December 1, 1967. SSGT Bear was assigned to B Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division. SSGT Bear died from injuries received while on combat operations when engaged hostile forces in a firefight. Four servicemen died in the incident. SSGT Bear was married and the father of three children. SSGT Bear's name is engraved on Panel 53W, Line 42 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

Inscription

OKLAHOMA
SSGT CO CO B 187 INF
101 AIR CAV DIV
VIETNAM
SS - BSM - PH



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  • Created by: Red
  • Added: Jul 7, 2014
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/132479905/donald_earl-bear: accessed ), memorial page for SSGT Donald Earl Bear Sr. (20 Apr 1942–8 Jul 1968), Find a Grave Memorial ID 132479905, citing Fort Sill Post Cemetery, Fort Sill, Comanche County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by Red (contributor 47105291).