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Pvt James Oscar Arrowood

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Pvt James Oscar Arrowood Veteran

Birth
Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, USA
Death
13 Sep 1968 (aged 22)
Hải Phòng Municipality, Vietnam
Burial
Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, USA Add to Map
Plot
Enter cemetery off Baltimore Ave. in Cemetery on right hand side close to the end.
Memorial ID
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Son of James C. 'Jake' Arrowood and Bernetta Mae Whitacre.

UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
Died 13 Sept 1968 Quang Tri Province (03) Republic of Vietnam result of gunshot wounds to the body from hostile rifle fire and fragmentation wounds to the body from a hostile grenade while on patrol.

Article noted in Congressional Record of 90th Congress 2nd session Washington, Monday, September 30, 1968, Vol.114 No.160 pg.E8415

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
To All Who Shall See These Presents, Greeting:
This is to certify that the President of the United States Of America has awarded the
PURPLE HEART
Established by General George Washington At Newburgh, New York, August 7, 1782 to

PRIVATE FIRST CLASS JAMES O. ARROWOOD. U. S. MARINE CORPS

For Wounds Received In Action in Vietnam on 13 September 1968, resulting in his death.

Given Under My Hand In The City Of Washington This 3oth Day of September 1968
Son of James C. 'Jake' Arrowood and Bernetta Mae Whitacre.

UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
Died 13 Sept 1968 Quang Tri Province (03) Republic of Vietnam result of gunshot wounds to the body from hostile rifle fire and fragmentation wounds to the body from a hostile grenade while on patrol.

Article noted in Congressional Record of 90th Congress 2nd session Washington, Monday, September 30, 1968, Vol.114 No.160 pg.E8415

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
To All Who Shall See These Presents, Greeting:
This is to certify that the President of the United States Of America has awarded the
PURPLE HEART
Established by General George Washington At Newburgh, New York, August 7, 1782 to

PRIVATE FIRST CLASS JAMES O. ARROWOOD. U. S. MARINE CORPS

For Wounds Received In Action in Vietnam on 13 September 1968, resulting in his death.

Given Under My Hand In The City Of Washington This 3oth Day of September 1968

Inscription

MARYLAND
PFC CO F 9 MAR 3 MAR DIV
VIETNAM PH



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