Rank: Corporal
Unit: E Troop, 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
MOS: 11D – Armor Reconnaissance Specialist
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart Medal, Army Commendation 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: 24-Apr-1949
Hometown: Savannah, Georgia
Marital status: Never Married
Campaign: Vietnam Conflict
Entered service: 13-Jun-1969
Start of tour: 16-Jan-1970
Incident date: 13-Apr-1970
Date of casualty: 22-Apr-1970
Age at death: 20
Cause of death: Hostile, died of wounds. Burns/Smoke Inhalation. Burns.
Donald Carol Lamb Jr died as a result of burns received while driver of a military vehicle on a military mission when a hostile force was encountered. He was admitted to a military medical facility and later expired. / Driver of Armored Cavalry Assault Vehicle on reconnaissance mission. Engaged hostile force in firefight. Admitted to 93d Evacuation Hospital, Long Binh, 13 Apr 1970 at 1520 hrs, placed on Very Serious Injured (VSI) 14 Apr 1970 at 0700 hrs. Transferred to 106th General Hospital, Yokohama, Japan, 16 Apr 1970 and later expired. Incident occurred 13 Apr 1970 at 0900 hrs.
Location of fatality: Tay Ninh, South Vietnam, XT 477 855
Place of interment: Hillcrest Abbey East Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia, USA
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