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Last name: NOEL
First name: DONALD WILLIAM
Home of Record (official): LA CROSSE
State (official): WI
Date of Birth: Wednesday, January 28, 1948
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Marital Status: Single
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Branch: Army
Rank: SP4
Serial Number: 68015143
Component: Regular
Pay grade: E4
MOS (Military Occupational Specialty code): 11D20
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
HHT 1st Squadron
--- Action ---
Start of Tour: Wednesday, November 27, 1968
Date of Casualty: Saturday, April 26, 1969
Age at time of loss: 21
Casualty type: (A2) Hostile, died of wounds
Reason: Multiple fragmentation wounds (Ground casualty)
Country: South Vietnam
Province: Tay Ninh
The Wall: Panel 26W - Row 055
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Interment ---
Woodlawn Cemetery
3636 Mormon Coulee Road
La Crosse, WI 54601
(608) 788-0980