SP4 Woodrow N Trissel Jr.
Company B 1/22 Infantry
4th Infantry Division
KIA 06/24/69
Age: 20
Race: Caucasian
Sex: Male
Date of Birth Sep 30, 1948
From: MUNCIE, IN
Religion: PROTESTANT
Marital Status: Single
SP4 - E4 - Army - Selective Service
4th Infantry Division
MOS: 11C20: Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length of service 0 years
His tour began on Nov 26, 1968
Casualty was on Jun 24, 1969
In KONTUM, SOUTH VIETNAM
NON-HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
OTHER ACCIDENT
Body was recovered
Panel 21W - Line 10
Woodrow Trissell was killed in
an explosion of a sling load of ammunition at grid reference
ZA053938,
approximately 2 kilometers east/northeast of Polei Kleng
airfield.
SP4 Woodrow N. Trissel Jr.'s decorations
Woody Trissell in Vietnam
Photo from the 1st Battalion 1969 Yearbook
Article courtesy of Woody Trissell's nephew Jeremy
Woody Trissell in Elementary School
Courtesy of Woody Trissell's nephew Jeremy
Woody Trissell's Elementary School
class
Woody is in the center of the photo, below and just to the right
of George Washington's portrait.
Courtesy of Woody Trissell's nephew Jeremy
Burial:
Elm Ridge Memorial Park
Muncie
Delaware County
Indiana, USA
Grave marker for Woodrow N. Trissel Jr.
Grave marker for Woodrow N. Trissel Jr.
Grave marker for Woodrow N. Trissel Jr.
Photo courtesy of Joey Mishler, Elm Ridge Funeral Home
For a tribute to Woodrow N. Trissell Jr. click on the following link:
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