Rank: Private First Class
Unit: E Troop, 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
MOS: 11D – Armor Reconnaissance Specialist
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Badges: Combat Infantryman Badge
Unit awards: Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm device
Enlisted by: Selected Service
Date of birth: 2-Feb-1945
Hometown: Crystal Lake, Illinois
Marital status: Married to Nancy J. Ambrose
Campaign: Vietnam Conflict
Start of tour: 4-Jan-1969
Incident date: 31-Jan-1969
Date of casualty: 31-Jan-1969
Age at death: 23
Cause of death: Hostile, died of wounds. Explosive Device. Other explosive device.
James William Ambrose III died from wounds received while gunner on military vehicle on a combat operation when vehicle hit a hostile mine. Individual was admitted to military medical facility, placed on Very Serious Injury (VSI) list, and later expired.
Location of fatality: Binh Duong, South Vietnam
Place of interment: Fort Sheridan Cemetery, Highwood, Illinois, USA
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