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SSGT Jesse Uptigrove

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SSGT Jesse Uptigrove Veteran

Birth
France
Death
8 Jul 1969 (aged 21)
Vietnam
Burial
Bastrop, Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, USA Add to Map
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On July 08, 1969, at 1500 hours, Company A requested a Dust-off 5 kilometers northwest of Cu Chi Base Camp on Highway 237. Two ARVN soldiers and one Bobcat had been wounded by a booby trap explosion. The Company A Bobcat died from his injuries before he got to hospital.
Earlier in the day, three Bobcats from Company B were wounded from a booby trap detonation.

Submitted by Denis McDonough
On July 08, 1969, at 1500 hours, Company A requested a Dust-off 5 kilometers northwest of Cu Chi Base Camp on Highway 237. Two ARVN soldiers and one Bobcat had been wounded by a booby trap explosion. The Company A Bobcat died from his injuries before he got to hospital.
Earlier in the day, three Bobcats from Company B were wounded from a booby trap detonation.

Submitted by Denis McDonough

Gravesite Details

Born France Died Viet Nam: Jesse Uptigrove was KIA in Vietnam on 7/8/69 while he was with A Co. 1/5 Mech,25th Inf Div.



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  • Created by: athightower
  • Added: Oct 29, 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43693894/jesse-uptigrove: accessed ), memorial page for SSGT Jesse Uptigrove (3 Mar 1948–8 Jul 1969), Find a Grave Memorial ID 43693894, citing Pine Grove South Cemetery, Bastrop, Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by athightower (contributor 47180667).