EMMETT LEE YORK

Company D 1/22 Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 02/02/1968

Age: 23
Race: Caucasian
Sex: Male
Date of Birth Sep 3, 1944
From: CORPUS CHRISTI, TX
Religion: BAPTIST
Marital Status: Single

SSGT - E6 - Army - Regular
4th Infantry Division
MOS: 11B40 Infantryman
Length of service 4 years
His tour began on May 23, 1967
Casualty was on Feb 2, 1968
In KONTUM, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
GUN, SMALL ARMS FIRE
Body was recovered

Panel 37E - Line 2

Emmett York was killed in action during the fighting in Kontum City, Tet Offensive 1968.

SSG Emmett L. York's decorations

Mike MacCallum
mmaccallum@earthlink.net
I was in his squad in Vietnam
Long Beach, CA 90815 USA

In Memory of Sgt. York

Sgt. York came to our platoon around November 1967. He was placed in charge of the rifle squad that I was in.
He was a fine man who always put his men first. I had the utmost respect for him and his death was a great loss to us in the unit.
Even after 37 years, he is still in my thoughts and prayers. Rest in peace my old friend.

Tuesday, April 26, 2005

Burial:
Seaside Memorial Park
Corpus Christi
Nueces County
Texas, USA

Grave marker for Emmett L. York Jr.

Photo by Cheryl A. Daubs from the Find A Grave website

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