Vietnam War
Unit | 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade |
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Rank | Specialist 4 U.S. Army |
Entered Service From | Spokane Louisiana |
Date of Death | November 19 1967 |
Status | Missing In Action |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
B
Honolulu Memorial |
Notes
Specialist, Fourth Class Croxdale was a radio operator with Company C, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade. On November 19, 1967, he was on a search and destroy mission in South Vietnam and came under heavy North Vietnamese fire. He withdrew to the Company C command post and a large explosion killed him. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.