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Last name: ISOM
First name: DAVID
Home of Record (official): COTTONGIM
State (official): KY
Date of Birth: Friday, May 10, 1946
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Marital Status: Single
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Branch: Army
Rank: SP4
Serial Number: 52647468
Component: Selective Service
Pay grade: E4
MOS (Military Occupational Specialty code): 11D10
11th Armored Cavalry
A Troop 1st Squadron
--- Action ---
Start of Tour: Sunday, August 6, 1967
Date of Casualty: Friday, February 23, 1968
Age at time of loss: 21
Casualty type: (A1) Hostile, died
Reason: Other explosive device (Ground casualty)
Country: South Vietnam
Province: Long Khanh
The Wall: Panel 40E - Row 075
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Interment ---
Engine Cemetery
RT 11 & Engine Cemetery Road
Manchester, KY 40962