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David Bernard Beglau

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David Bernard Beglau Veteran

Birth
Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon, USA
Death
22 Jul 1971 (aged 21)
Huế, Thừa Thiên-Huế, Vietnam
Burial
Springfield, Lane County, Oregon, USA Add to Map
Plot
PANEL 3W, LINE 112 OF THE WALL
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David Bernard Beglau died of wounds suffered in the Province of Thua Thien, Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam). The cause his injuries was an explosive device encountered while he was on patrol. A resident of Eugene, Oregon, he had enlisted in the U.S. Army in August of 1970. He was sent to Vietnam on January 6, 1971 and died 5½ months later.
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The Eugene Register-Guard
Lane County, Oregon
Wednesday, July 28, 1971
Page One


EUGENE GI, 21, DIES OF WOUNDS RECEIVED IN WAR

A 21-year-old Eugenean has become the 75th Emerald Empire casualty of the Vietnam conflict.

Specialist 4 David Bernard Beglau, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roland (sic) A. Beglau, of 567 Ayres Rd., died July 22 in a hospital near Hue from wounds he received in a booby trap explosion while on patrol, his parents were informed by the Defense Department.

Beglau, who was serving with the 101st Airborne Division, had been in Vietnam since January.

Born in Corvallis on Nov. 24, 1949, Beglau was a graduate of Sheldon High School and had attended Lane Community College before entering the service last August. He had completed basic and advanced training at Fort Lewis, Wash.

Survivors, in addition to his parents, are an older brother, Roland, Jr., now stationed at Fort Bragg, N.C., after serving a year in Vietnam.

He also is survived by a younger brother, Charles, and a younger sister, Cathy, and his grandfather.

Funeral arrangements are pending at Burns-Fredericksen Funeral Home in Springfield.
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Register-Guard
Thursday, July 29, 1971
Death Notices; Page 9D


BEGLAU - David Bernard Beglau, SP4, age 21 of 567 Ayres Road, Eugene passed away in Vietnam on July 22, 1971 while serving in the U.S. Army. He was born at Corvallis on November 20, 1949, was a graduate of Sheldon High School, and had attended Lane Community College. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rolland A. Beglau of Eugene; 2 brothers, Rolland Allen Beglau, Jr. of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Charles W. Beglau and Cathy Beglau, both of Eugene; his grandfather, Claude C. Clark also Eugene. Funeral Services will be held at the Wesley United Methodist Church, 1365 Oakway Road, Eugene, Saturday, July 31, 1971 at 10 a.m. with Reverend Allan Bowers officiating. Concluding military rites will follow at Mt. Vernon Cemetery. BURNS-FREDERICKSEN FUNERAL HOME, Springfield, in charge of arrangements.
David Bernard Beglau died of wounds suffered in the Province of Thua Thien, Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam). The cause his injuries was an explosive device encountered while he was on patrol. A resident of Eugene, Oregon, he had enlisted in the U.S. Army in August of 1970. He was sent to Vietnam on January 6, 1971 and died 5½ months later.
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The Eugene Register-Guard
Lane County, Oregon
Wednesday, July 28, 1971
Page One


EUGENE GI, 21, DIES OF WOUNDS RECEIVED IN WAR

A 21-year-old Eugenean has become the 75th Emerald Empire casualty of the Vietnam conflict.

Specialist 4 David Bernard Beglau, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roland (sic) A. Beglau, of 567 Ayres Rd., died July 22 in a hospital near Hue from wounds he received in a booby trap explosion while on patrol, his parents were informed by the Defense Department.

Beglau, who was serving with the 101st Airborne Division, had been in Vietnam since January.

Born in Corvallis on Nov. 24, 1949, Beglau was a graduate of Sheldon High School and had attended Lane Community College before entering the service last August. He had completed basic and advanced training at Fort Lewis, Wash.

Survivors, in addition to his parents, are an older brother, Roland, Jr., now stationed at Fort Bragg, N.C., after serving a year in Vietnam.

He also is survived by a younger brother, Charles, and a younger sister, Cathy, and his grandfather.

Funeral arrangements are pending at Burns-Fredericksen Funeral Home in Springfield.
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Register-Guard
Thursday, July 29, 1971
Death Notices; Page 9D


BEGLAU - David Bernard Beglau, SP4, age 21 of 567 Ayres Road, Eugene passed away in Vietnam on July 22, 1971 while serving in the U.S. Army. He was born at Corvallis on November 20, 1949, was a graduate of Sheldon High School, and had attended Lane Community College. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rolland A. Beglau of Eugene; 2 brothers, Rolland Allen Beglau, Jr. of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Charles W. Beglau and Cathy Beglau, both of Eugene; his grandfather, Claude C. Clark also Eugene. Funeral Services will be held at the Wesley United Methodist Church, 1365 Oakway Road, Eugene, Saturday, July 31, 1971 at 10 a.m. with Reverend Allan Bowers officiating. Concluding military rites will follow at Mt. Vernon Cemetery. BURNS-FREDERICKSEN FUNERAL HOME, Springfield, in charge of arrangements.


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