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Steven
Charles
Erbentraut
Personal
Data:
Birth Date:
5/23/48
Birth Place:
Elkhorn, WI
Race:
Caucasian
Religion:
Roman Catholic
U.S. Citizen:
Yes
Father's Name: Lawrence A. Erbentraut
Mother's Name:
Betty (McDonald) Erbentraut
Sibling Names:
Marital Status:
Single
Wife's Name:
Offspring Names: None
Education:
School Attended:
Mary O. Pottenger School, Springfield, MA
School Start Date:
9/9/53
School Attended:
White Street School, Springfield, MA
School Start Date:
3/8/54
School Attended:
Alfred M. Glickman School, Springfield, MA
School Start Date:
9/7/55
School Attended:
Memorial School, Springfield, MA
School Start Date:
9/5/56
School Attended:
Sumner Avenue School, Springfield, MA
School Start Date:
5/16/57
School Attended:
Forest Park Junior High School, Springfield, MA
School Start Date:
9/7/60
School Attended:
Technical High School, Springfield, MA
School Start Date:
9/4/63
High School Diploma:
Yes
Diploma Year:
1966
College Name:
Western New England College, Springfield, MA
Degree Major:
Business Administration
Degree Year:
30 SH by 1968
Selective
Service Data:
SSS Local Board Number:
82
SSS Local Board Location:
Springfield, MA
SSS Registration Date:
6/1/66
SSS Registrant Description:
5' 10.5"/175 pounds/light brown hair/blue eyes
Military
Service Record:
Entry Date:
8/14/68
Entry Mode:
Induction
Entry Location:
Springfield, MA
Home Of Record:
Springfield, MA
Military Branch:
Army
Military Component:
Selective Service
Rank:
Private First Class
Rank Abbrev:
PFC
Pay Grade:
E3
MOS:
11B10
MOS Title:
Infantryman
MOS Background:
Established May 65. MOS still in
use Aug 00. 4th char of 1 = E1-E4 skill level.
5th char of O = no extra qualification or SQL.
Awards Received:
Bronze Star Medal with First Oak Leaf Cluster for Heroism; Purple Heart Medal;
Air Medal; Army Good Conduct Medal; National Defense Service Medal; Vietnam Service Medal;
Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Badges Earned: Combat Infantryman
Badge; Expert Badge with Rifle
Bar
Length Of Service:
less than 1 year
Southeast Asia
Tour Data:
Date Tour Commenced:
1/13/69
Major Command:
1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile)
Sub Command 1:
5th Cavalry
Sub Command 2:
2nd Battalion
Sub Command 3:
Company B
Army Campaign Number:
9th
Army Campaign Name:
Counteroffensive, Phase VI
Casualty Data:
Casualty Date:
3/9/69
Casualty Time: 0316
Casualty Age:
20
Casualty Data 1:
Hostile
Casualty Data 2:
Ground Casualty
Casualty Data 3:
Gun, Small Arms Fire
Casualty Location: Vicinity of Cu Chi, RVN
Casualty Province:
Tay Ninh Province
Casualty Country:
South Vietnam
Casualty Grid Coordinates: XT 349
154
Body:
Recovered
Burial/Memorial:
Burial Location:
St. Michael's Cemetery, Springfield, MA
Burial Plot Location:
St. Clare 263 #2
Burial Date:
3/27/69
Consigned Funeral Home:
Byron Funeral Home, Springfield, MA
Escort Name: PFC Vincent D. DiMonaco,
USA (a close friend from PFC Erbentraut's unit)
Springfield 50 Casualty Order:
33rd
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel Number:
30W
Line Number:
87
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