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--- General / Personal ---
Last name: DORSEY
First name: GEORGE HARRY JR
Home of Record (official): DETROIT
State (official): MI
Date of Birth: Friday, February 7, 1947
Sex: Male
Race: Negro
Marital Status: Single
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Branch: Army
Rank: CPL
Serial Number: 55896639
Component: Selective Service
Posthumous promotion as indicated
Pay grade: E3
MOS (Military Occupational Specialty code): 11D20
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
B Troop 1st Squadron
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Start of Tour: Friday, October 21, 1966
Date of Casualty: Friday, February 24, 1967
Age at time of loss: 20
Casualty type: (A1) Hostile, died
Reason: Gun, small arms fire (Ground casualty)
Country: South Vietnam
Province: Tay Ninh
The Wall: Panel 15E - Row 083
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GEORGE
HARRY DORSEY JR
Lincoln
Memorial Park
(586) 791-3486
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