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Dennis Day Becomes 8th Viet Death
Dennis Day, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe E. Day, 2101 South Fourth, missin in action off Vietnam for about a year, has officially been declared dead.
Word was received from the government last week, and memorial and graveside rites are set Wednesday at the Church of Christ and the IOOF cemetery.
Bill Hamridge will officiate and the graveside rite will be complete with full military rites. Tom Shouse, Gary Beard, Mike Hankla and Ronnie Smith will be honorary pallbearers.
Young day, 19 at the time he was lost, was on an ammunition barge off the coast of Vietnam in the South China Sea when high winds sunk the vessel with all 13 honds aboard lost. Only one body was recovered.
He had been overseas a year and in Vietnam and area about four months. He was in the U.S. Army. He was born in Blackwell and graduated from B.H.S. shortly before entering service.
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PERSONAL DATA:
Home of Record: Blackwell, OK
Date of birth: 03/03/1951
MILITARY DATA:
Service Branch: Army of the United States
Grade at loss: E4
Rank: Promoted while in MIA status
Promotion Note: None
ID No: 445540830
MOS or Specialty: 61B20: Watercraft Operator
Length Service: **
Unit: 329TH TRANS CO, 159TH TRANS BN, 5TH TRANS CMD, ARMY SPT CMD DANANG, 1ST LOG CMD, USARV
CASUALTY DATA:
Start Tour: 07/28/1970
Incident Date: 11/03/1970
Casualty Date: 11/04/1971
Age at Loss: 20 (based on date declared dead)
Location: Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body not recovered
Casualty Type: Non-hostile, died while missing
Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
Casualty Detail: Drowned or suffocated
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