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SP/4 Leon Jerry Shrum Killed In Action ~ 31 January 1968 ~ Vietnam |
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SP/4 Leon J. Shrum, age 21, from Bowling Green, KY is killed in action during the Tet Offensive in My Tho. While on a reconnassance patrol in the city of My Tho his patrol was ambushed. SP/4 Shrum was mortaly wounded while providing covering fire for another U.S. patrol who were pinned down by enemy fire.
For his bravery while under fire SP/4 Shrum was posthumously awarded the Silver Star Medal for valor, Bronze Star Medal for Meritorious Service and the Purple Heart Medal. In addition SP/4 Shrum also earned the National Defense Service Medal. Vietnam Service Medal with one Campaign Star, Vietnam Campaign Medl, and Vietnam Cross of Gallantry Ribbon with Palm (Unit Citation). SP/4 Shrum left behind a wife, and a new baby daughter that he had never seen.
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On 31 January 1969, the one year anniversary of his death, the 1st Platoon, 188th MP Company, 92nd MP Battalion, Commanded by CPT Gary M. Freedman, dedicated a monument to SP/4 Shrum in My Tho. The monument consisting of a plaque on a cement pedestal, was erected where SP/4 Shrum died in the Tet ambush. |
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