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Springfield’s
Fallen from the Vietnam War
Donald Constande
Personal Data:
Birth Date:
2/16/1929
Birth Place:
Springfield, MA
Race:
Caucasian
Religion:
Roman Catholic
U.S. Citizen:
Yes
Father's Name:
Constandinos H. Constande
Mother's Name:
Marie Bernadette (Boulanger) Constande, then Petrick
Sibling Names:
Stephen Constande; Stella (Constande) Rabideau; George Constande; Albert
Constande
Marital Status:
Married
Wife's Name:
Frances Virginia (Zara) Constande
Offspring Names:
Maryann Helen Constande (1956); Lisa Veronica Constande (1962)
Education:
School Attended:
Carew Street School, Springfield, MA
School Attended:
Chestnut Street Junior High School, Springfield, MA
School Attended:
Trade High School, Springfield, MA
School Attended:
United States Armed Forces Institute (USAFI)
High School Diploma:
GED (USAFI)
Diploma Year:
1954
Selective
Service Data:
SSS Local Board Number:
13
SSS Local Board Location:
Springfield, MA
SSS Registration Date:
3/1/49
SSS Registrant Description:
5' 11"/150 pounds/black hair/brown eyes
Military
Service Record:
Entry Date:
2/28/46
Entry Mode:
Enlistment
Entry Location:
Springfield, MA
Home Of Record:
Springfield, MA
Military Branch:
Marine Corps
Military Component:
Regular
Rank:
Gunnery Sergeant
Rank Abbrev:
GSGT
Pay Grade:
E7
MOS:
369
MOS Title:
Infantry Unit Leader
Awards Received:
Purple Heart Medal; Navy Presidential Unit Citation; Good
Conduct Medal with four devices; China Service Medal; World War II Victory
Medal; National Defense Service Medal with one Bronze Service Star; Korean
Service Medal; Vietnam Service Medal; Korean Presidential Unit Citation;
United Nations Service Medal (Korea); Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Badges Earned: Rifle Marksman Badge
Length Of Service:
20 years
Southeast
Asia Tour Data:
Date Tour Commenced:
4/13/66
Major Command:
1st Marine Division (Reinforced), FMF
Sub Command 1:
5th Marines
Sub Command 2:
2nd Battalion
Sub Command 3:
Company H
Base Location:
Chu Lai, South Vietnam
Casualty
Data:
Casualty Date:
8/12/66
Casualty Time:
0745
Casualty Age:
37
Casualty Data 1:
Hostile
Casualty Data 2:
Ground Casualty
Casualty Data 3:
Artillery, Rocket, Mortar
Casualty Province:
Quang Tin Province
Casualty Country:
South Vietnam
Located In Or Near:
Tam Ky
Body:
Recovered
Burial/Memorial:
Burial Location:
Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA
Burial Plot Location:
Section K, Grave Number 87
Burial Date:
8/23/66
Consigned Funeral Home:
Johnson, Saum and Noble Funeral Home, San Diego, CA
Escort Name:
GSGT John M. Mitchell, USMC
Springfield 50 Casualty Order:
6th
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel Number:
09E
Line Number:
129
Constande Bio
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