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Philip Duane Cheek was born Oct. 26, 1951, and died on July 18, 1971, in Quang Tri, Vietnam. The following information is from The Virtual Wall, at http://www.virtualwall.org/dc/CheekPD01a.htm. If you have any memories to share from Phil's days at West High, please use the "Post a Comment" button below.
| PERSONAL DATA: |
| Home of Record: |
Davenport, IA |
| Date of birth: |
10/26/1951 |
| MILITARY DATA: |
| Service Branch: |
Army of the United States |
| Grade at loss: |
E3 |
| Rank: |
Private First Class |
| Promotion Note: |
None |
| ID No: |
482680913 |
| MOS or Specialty: |
64B20: Heavy Vehicle Driver |
| Length Service: |
** |
| Unit: |
54TH ORD CO, 3RD ORD BN, 53RD GS GROUP, ARMY SPT CMD SAIGON, 1ST LOG CMD, USARV |
| CASUALTY DATA: |
| Start Tour: |
08/23/1970 |
| Incident Date: |
Not Recorded |
| Casualty Date: |
07/18/1971 |
| Age at Loss: |
19 (based on date declared dead) |
| Location: |
Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam |
| Remains: |
Body recovered |
| Casualty Type: |
Non-hostile, died of illness or injury |
| Casualty Reason: |
Ground casualty |
| Casualty Detail: |
Other Causes |
| Status Date: |
Not Applicable; was not MIA |
| Status Change: |
Not Applicable; was not MIA |
| Repatriated: |
Not Applicable; was not MIA |
| Identified: |
Not Applicable; was not MIA |
| URL: www.VirtualWall.org/dc/CheekPD01a.htm |
| Data accessed: |
8/28/2017 |
Pam Kress-Dunn 8/2017
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