Mark
Henry
Rivest
Personal Data:
Birth Date: April 7, 1946
Birth Place: Springfield, Massachusetts
Race: Caucasian
Religion: Roman Catholic
U.S. Citizen: Yes
Father's Name: Paul H. Rivest
Mother's Name: Catherine E. (Donovan) Rivest
Sibling Names: Peter, Christopher, Michelle
Marital Status: Single
Education:
Grammar School: Lambert Lavoie School, Chicopee, Massachusetts
High School: Cathedral High School, Springfield, Massachusetts
Diploma: 1964
College: attended Franklin & Marshall College,
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Selective Service Data:
SSS Local Board Number: 77
SSS Local Board Location: Chicopee, Massachusetts
Military Service Record:
Entry Date: March 26, 1968
Entry Mode: Enlistment
Entry Location: Springfield, Massachusetts
Home Of Record: Springfield, Massachusetts
Military Branch: Army
Military Component: Reserve
Rank: First Lieutenant
Rank Abbrev: 1LT
Pay Grade: O2
MOS: 31542 (as recorded in the Southeast Asia CACCF)
MOS Title: Infantry Unit Commander
MOS Background:
The title commander doesn't mean that LT Rivest was in fact the unit commander, but that he was an officer qualified for a leadership position in that type of unit and could have been a commander. 31542 is an invalid or unofficial MOS. As a Special Forces type, he probably was a 1542.
Awards Received (links are downloadable PDF files):
Silver Star Medal; Bronze Star Medal with Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster; Bronze Star Medal with "V" device; Army Commendation Medal; Good Conduct Medal; National Defense Service Medal
Badges Earned: Parachute Badge; Expert Badge with Rifle Bar and Pistol Bar
Length Of Service: not reported
Southeast Asia Tour Data:
Date Tour Commenced: October 11, 1969
Major Command: 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
Sub Command 1: 1st Special Forces
Sub Command 2: SOA (Special Operations Augmentation) CCC (Command and Control Central)
Army Campaign Number: 11th
Army Campaign Name: Summer - Fall 1969
Casualty Data:
Casualty Date: June 4, 1970
Casualty Time: 1300
Casualty Age: 24
Casualty Data 1: Hostile
Casualty Data 2: Ground Casualty
Casualty Data 3: Gun, Small Arms Fire
Casualty Province: Unknown Province
Casualty Country: Laos
Body: Recovered
Burial/Memorial:
Burial Location: St. Rose Cemetery, Chicopee, Massachusetts
Burial Plot Location:
Burial Date: June 18, 1970
Consigned Funeral Home: Fleury Funeral Home, Chicopee, Massachusetts
Escort Name: CPT Art M. Dello-Russo, USA (personal friend from 5th Special Forces)
Springfield 50 Casualty Order: 43rd
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel Number: 09W
Line Number:
9
