Rank: Staff Sergeant
Unit: C Troop, 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
MOS: 11D – Armor Reconnaissance Specialist
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Unit awards: Presidential Unit Citation, Valorous Unit Award, Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm device
Enlisted by: Regular
Date of birth: 14-Aug-2026
Hometown: Ogden, Utah
Marital status: Never Married
Campaign: Vietnam Conflict
Entered service: 9-Sep-1952
Start of tour: 20-Aug-1966
Incident date: 14-Oct-1968
Date of casualty: 11-Jan-1969
Age at death: 42
Cause of Death: Non-hostile, died of illness/injury. Illness. Illness or disease.
Val Lyndon Lafon was transferred to 106th General Hospital, Yokohama, Japan, on 19 Oct 1968.
Location of fatality: South Vietnam
Place of interment: Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, California, USA
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