Freddie Darrel Ford
Military Data
LenSvc Between 1 and 2 years
Unit C Company, 15th Engineers Battalion, 9th Infantry Division
CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour Wednesday, 3 May 1967
Cas Date Sunday, 7 January 1968
Age at Loss 24
Remains Body Recovered
Location Dinh Tuong, South Vietnam
Type Hostile, Died Of Wounds
Reason Other Explosive Device – Ground Casualty
Vietnam Wall Panel 33E Line 067
Burial
Morning Star Cemetery, Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
Janice Harrison
janiceh@eastman.com
First cousin
234 Olinger Drive
Kingsport, TN 37660 USA
SHUG
Freddie Darrel Ford, nicknamed Shug by his family was a very special cousin. I looked up to him and his death devastated us all. I will never forget the phone call to me telling me of his death. His memory will live on in our hearts and minds forever. We love you SHUG!
Friday, April 28, 2000
Robert Sage
rsage@austin.rr.com
Fellow Vet
We Remember
Freddie is remembered by the men of his unit, Charlie Company, 15th Combat Engineers, 9th INF DIV.
Wednesday, June 29, 2005
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- Rank: Sergeant
- Date of birth: 6 July 1943
- Date of death: 7 January 1968
- County: Hawkins
- Hometown: Church Hill, Tn
- Service Branch: Army
- Division/Assignment: 15th Engineers Battalion, 9th Infantry Division
- Conflict: Vietnam
- Burial/Memorial Location: Morning Star Cemetery, Hawkins County, TN
- Location In Memorial: Pillar XXIII, Top Panel
- Sponsored by: John B. Romeiser
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