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THE SPRINGFIELD 50 PROJECT
www.springfield50.org
Ronald
Charles
Hurst
Personal
Data:
Birth Date:
3/17/46
Birth Place:
Springfield, MA
Race:
African American
Religion:
No Preference
U.S. Citizen:
Yes
Father's Name:
Charles C. Hurst
Mother's Name:
Jeanette (King) Hurst
Sibling Names:
Frederick and another brother, name unknown
Marital Status:
Married
Wife's Name: Carol E. (Jackson) Hurst
Offspring Names:
one son
Education:
School Attended:
Eastern Avenue School, Springfield, MA
School Start Date:
9/5/51
School Attended:
Acushnet Avenue School, Springfield, MA
School Start Date:
9/3/52
School Attended:
Classical Junior High School, Springfield, MA
School Start Date:
11/25/57
School Attended:
Buckingham Junior High School, Springfield, MA
School Start Date:
9/9/59
School Attended:
High School of Commerce, Springfield, MA
School Start Date:
9/5/62
High School Diploma:
No
Selective
Service Data:
SSS Local Board Number:
81
SSS Local Board Location:
Springfield, MA
SSS Registration Date:
4/9/64
SSS Registrant Description:
5' 9.5"/150 pounds/black hair/brown eyes
Military
Service Record:
Entry Date:
8/25/64
Entry Mode:
Enlistment
Entry Location:
Springfield, MA
Home Of Record:
Springfield, MA
Military Branch:
Army
Military Component:
Regular
Rank:
Specialist Four
Rank Abbrev:
SP4
Pay Grade:
E4
MOS:
71B20
MOS Title:
Clerk-Typist
MOS Background:
Established May 65. Deleted Sep
77. Duties merged into MOS 71L. 4th char of 2 = E5 skill level.
5th char of O = no extra qualification or SQL.
Awards Received:
Bronze Star Medal with "V" device and one Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster;
Purple Heart Medal; National Defense Service Medal; Vietnam Service Medal;
Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Badges Earned: Sharpshooter Badge with Rifle Bar
Length Of Service:
2 years
Southeast Asia
Tour Data:
Date Tour Commenced:
7/15/66
Major Command:
9th Infantry Division
Sub Command 1:
3rd Brigade
Sub Command 2:
5th Battalion, 60th Infantry
Sub Command 3:
Headquarters and Headquarters Company
Army Campaign Number:
4th
Army Campaign Name:
Counteroffensive, Phase II
Casualty Data:
Casualty Date:
4/12/67
Casualty Time: 1500
Casualty Age:
21
Casualty Data 1:
Hostile
Casualty Data 2:
Ground Casualty
Casualty Data 3:
Other Explosive Device
Casualty Province:
Long An Province
Casualty Country:
South Vietnam
Casualty Grid Coordinates: XS 585 574
Body:
Recovered
Burial/Memorial:
Burial Location:
Burial Plot Location:
Burial Date:
4/20/67
Consigned Funeral Home:
Henderson Funeral Home, Springfield, MA
Escort Name:
SP5 Kermit A. Summers, USA
Springfield 50 Casualty Order:
11th
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel Number:
18E
Line Number:
18
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