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Norman
Carl
Farris
Personal
Data:
Birth Date:
7/26/41
Birth Place:
Kent, OH
Race:
African American
Religion:
Baptist - Other
U.S. Citizen:
Yes
Father's Name:
Cleveland Jay Hicks
Mother's Name:
Elizabeth Farris
Sibling Names:
Theodore Farris
Marital Status:
Single
Wife's Name:
Offspring Names:
Education:
School Attended:
John Simpson Junior High School, Mansfield, OH
School Start Date:
1/15/53
School Attended:
Mansfield Senior High School, Mansfield, OH
School Start Date:
9/1/56
High School Diploma:
Unknown
Selective
Service Data:
SSS Local Board Number:
103
SSS Local Board Location:
Mansfield, OH
Military
Service Record:
Entry Date:
7/13/61
Entry Mode:
Enlistment
Entry Location:
New Haven, CT
Home Of Record:
Springfield, MA
Military Branch:
Army
Military Component:
Regular
Rank:
Specialist Four
Rank Abbrev:
SP4
Pay Grade:
E4
ID Card Description (8/10/65):
5' 7"/152 pounds/black hair/brown eyes
MOS:
11B20
MOS Title:
Infantryman
MOS Background:
Established May 65. MOS still in
use Aug 00. 4th char of 2 = E5 skill level.
5th char of O = no extra qualification or SQL.
Awards Received:
Bronze Star Medal with "V" device; National Defense Service Medal;
Vietnam Service Medal; Overseas Service Ribbon; Republic of Vietnam Campaign
Medal; Vietnam Military Merit Medal; Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit
Citation
Badges Earned: Parachutist Badge; Combat Infantryman Badge; Expert Badge with Rifle Bar;
Marksman Badge with Machine Gun Bar
Length Of Service:
4 years
Southeast Asia
Tour Data:
Date Tour Commenced:
12/28/65
Major Command:
1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile)
Sub Command 1:
5th Cavalry
Sub Command 2:
1st Battalion
Sub Command 3:
Company C
Army Campaign Number:
3rd
Army Campaign Name:
Counteroffensive
Casualty Data:
Casualty Date:
11/21/66
Casualty Age:
25
Casualty Data 1:
Hostile
Casualty Data 2:
Ground Casualty
Casualty Data 3:
Gun, Small Arms Fire
Casualty Province:
Unknown Province
Casualty Country:
South Vietnam
Casualty Grid Coordinates:
YA 765 173
Body:
Recovered
Burial/Memorial:
Burial Location:
Mansfield Cemetery, Mansfield, OH
Burial Plot Location:
Plot 24
Burial Date:
12/5/66
Consigned Funeral Home:
Jones Funeral Home, Mansfield, OH
Escort Name:
SSG John L. Tucker Jr., USA
Springfield 50 Casualty Order:
7th
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel Number:
12E
Line Number:
100
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