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THE SPRINGFIELD 50 PROJECT
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Theodore
Francis
Sas
Personal
Data:
Birth Date:
2/7/46
Birth Place:
Springfield, MA
[record sources also
list Ludlow, MA,
as birth
place]
Race:
Caucasian
Religion:
Roman Catholic
U.S. Citizen:
Yes
Father's Name:
Theodore M. Sas
Mother's Name:
Sophie S. (Garwacki) Sas
Sibling Names:
Mrs. Philip (Sas) George
Marital Status:
Single
Wife's Name:
Offspring Names:
Education:
School Attended:
Liberty School, Springfield, MA
School Start Date:
9/6/50
School Attended:
White Street School, Springfield, MA
School Start Date:
2/18/52
School Attended:
Arthur T. Talmadge School, Springfield, MA
School Start Date:
9/7/55
School Attended:
John J. Duggan Junior High School, Springfield, MA
School Start Date:
9/4/57
School Attended:
Technical High School, Springfield, MA
School Start Date:
9/7/60
High School Diploma:
Yes
Diploma Year:
1963
College Name:
Western New England College
Degree Year:
1967
Selective
Service Data:
SSS Local Board Number:
83
SSS Local Board Location:
Springfield, MA
SSS Registration Date:
2/25/64
SSS Registrant Description:
5' 9.5"/175 pounds/brown hair/blue eyes
Military
Service Record:
Entry Date:
9/6/68
Entry Mode:
Enlistment
Entry Location:
Springfield, MA
Home Of Record:
Springfield, MA
Military Branch:
Army
Military Component:
Reserve
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Rank Abbrev:
1LT
Pay Grade:
O2
MOS:
1542
MOS Title:
Infantry Unit Commander
MOS Background:
The title commander doesn't mean that LT Sas was in fact the unit commander,
but that he was an officer qualified for a leadership position in that type of
unit and could be a commander.
Awards Received:
Silver Star Medal; Bronze Star Medal; Purple Heart Medal; Air Medal; National
Defense Service Medal; Vietnam Service Medal with one Bronze Service Star
Badges Earned: Parachutist Badge; Combat Infantryman Badge; Expert
Badge with Auto Rifle Bar
Length Of Service:
2 years
Southeast Asia
Tour Data:
Date Tour Commenced:
5/25/69
Major Command:
MACV Army Advisory Group, IV CTZ
Sub Command 1:
Delta Military Advisory Command
Sub Command 2:
Advisory Team 88
Sub Command 3:
Mobile Advisory Team IV-91
Army Campaign Number:
10th
Army Campaign Name:
Tet 69 Counteroffensive
Casualty Data:
Casualty Date:
2/15/70
Casualty Time:
0100
Co-Casualties:
WIA: SFC Gary L. Proudty; a Vietnamese interpreter.
KIA: a Lien Doi commander.
Casualty Age:
24
Casualty Data 1:
Hostile
Casualty Data 2:
Ground Casualty
Casualty Data 3:
Multiple Fragmentation Wounds
Casualty Province:
Kien Hoa Province
Casualty Country:
South Vietnam
Casualty Grid Coordinates:
XS 608 180
Located In Or Near:
Giong Trom District
Body:
Recovered
Burial/Memorial:
Burial Location:
St. Stanislaus Cemetery, Willamansett, MA
Burial Plot Location:
Burial Date:
2/23/70
Consigned Funeral Home:
Springfield Funeral Home, Springfield, MA
Escort Name:
CPT George J. Lapete, USA
Springfield 50 Casualty Order:
41st
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel Number:
13W
Line Number:
16
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