Rank: Captain
Unit: I Troop, 3rd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
MOS: 2162 – Operations And Training Staff Officer (G3,A3,S3)
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Unit awards: Valorous Unit Award, Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm device
Enlisted by: Reserve
Date of birth: 6-Jan-1945
Hometown: Carlsbad, California
Marital status: Never Married
Campaign: Vietnam Conflict
Entered service: 7-Jun-1963
Start of tour: 6-Mar-1969
Incident date: 26-Jun-1970
Date of casualty: 26-Jun-1970
Age at death: 25
Cause of death: Hostile, died. Small Arms Fire. Gun or small arms fire.
James Allan Petrie was killed while a passenger on a military vehicle on a military mission when a hostile force was encountered. / Passenger on Armored Cavalry Assault Vehicle on reconnaissance mission. Engaged hostile force in firefight.
Location of fatality: Cambodia, XU 421 114
Place of interment: Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, California, USA
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