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RUBE ALFRED FREEMAN
Master Sergeant · U.S. Army
December 3, 1924 – April 27, 1963
Service recordRube Alfred Freeman, of Columbus, Georgia, served as a Master Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on April 27, 1963, in South Vietnam, at age 38. His name is inscribed on Panel 1E, Line 21 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1E · Line 21
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Master Sergeant (MSG)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- MACV ADVISORS
- Born
- December 3, 1924
- Home of record
- Columbus, Georgia (Muscogee County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 27, 1963
- Age
- 38
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
One name on the Wall carry the date April 27, 1963. In April 1963, 7 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 1E, Line 21
- JERRY ALAN CAMPAIGNECaptain · April 8, 1963
- RAYMOND E DOYLE JRFirst Lieutenant · April 12, 1963
- RICHARD L HATLESTADFirst Lieutenant · April 12, 1963
- STANLEY E TRUESDALEStaff Sergeant · April 12, 1963
From Columbus
- WILLIAM EDWARD TH FLOWERSChief Warrant Officer 2 · December 12, 1963
- JERRY LEE TAYLORCaptain · February 17, 1964
- PATRICK PALMER CALHOUNSecond Lieutenant · April 19, 1965
- JAMES CHARLES SHERIFF JRMajor · July 4, 1965
- DURWARD FRANK RAYSergeant · July 7, 1965
- CLIFFORD DEAN MELTONStaff Sergeant · July 21, 1965
- FRANK BOYNTONSpecialist Four · September 18, 1965
- JAMES LEROY DAVISSergeant · November 12, 1965
- EDDIE LEE POUGHSpecialist Four · November 15, 1965
- PALMER BEACH MILESSergeant · November 17, 1965
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.