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James H Cleghorn

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James H Cleghorn

Birth
Death
19 Jan 1971 (aged 18)
Germany
Burial
Harmony, Covington County, Alabama, USA Add to Map
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Name: James H Cleghorn
Birth Date: 1952
Gender: Male
Race: Caucasian (White)
Religion: Roman Catholic
Casualty Country: Guyana
Casualty Category: Non-battle Dead
Casualty Status: Non-hostile Dead: Died Out-right (current), No Previous Report (previous)
Casualty Date: 19 Jan 1971
Cause Of Death: Not Booby Trap Connected: None Of The Above; Injuries Sustained In A Vehicle Accident (vehicle Major Cause)
Vehicle: Truck (includes Cargo & Material Handling Equipment) (type); Government (owner)
Report Date: 20 Jan 1971
Military Occupation: Engineer Equipment Repairman (army)
Personnel Catagory: Active Duty Army
Military Class: Enlisted Personnel
Rank: Specialist Fourth Class

Specialist Cleghorn is one of two killed when their 10-ton tanker-truck flipped over near Heilbronn.

Also killed was Spec. 5 Joseph Scott.

They are not included on the Vietnam Memorial because they were killed elsewhere.

Spec4 Cleghorn is represented on the Remembrance Rug by symbol #7271. TY&S.

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Name: James H Cleghorn
Birth Date: 1952
Gender: Male
Race: Caucasian (White)
Religion: Roman Catholic
Casualty Country: Guyana
Casualty Category: Non-battle Dead
Casualty Status: Non-hostile Dead: Died Out-right (current), No Previous Report (previous)
Casualty Date: 19 Jan 1971
Cause Of Death: Not Booby Trap Connected: None Of The Above; Injuries Sustained In A Vehicle Accident (vehicle Major Cause)
Vehicle: Truck (includes Cargo & Material Handling Equipment) (type); Government (owner)
Report Date: 20 Jan 1971
Military Occupation: Engineer Equipment Repairman (army)
Personnel Catagory: Active Duty Army
Military Class: Enlisted Personnel
Rank: Specialist Fourth Class

Specialist Cleghorn is one of two killed when their 10-ton tanker-truck flipped over near Heilbronn.

Also killed was Spec. 5 Joseph Scott.

They are not included on the Vietnam Memorial because they were killed elsewhere.

Spec4 Cleghorn is represented on the Remembrance Rug by symbol #7271. TY&S.

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  • Created by: Brenda
  • Added: May 31, 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37765222/james_h-cleghorn: accessed ), memorial page for James H Cleghorn (24 Jun 1952–19 Jan 1971), Find a Grave Memorial ID 37765222, citing Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery, Harmony, Covington County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Brenda (contributor 46956528).