Rank: Sergeant
Unit: G 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: 23-May-1947
Hometown: Valdosta, Georgia
Marital status: Never Married
Campaign: Vietnam Conflict
Entered service: 10-Jul-1968
Start of tour: 23-Jun-1969
Incident date: 8-Jul-1969
Date of casualty: 8-Jul-1969
Age at death: 22
Cause of death: Hostile, died. Unknown. Unknown or not reported.
Herbert Lee Phelps was killed while commander of a military vehicle on a combat operation when a hostile force was encountered. / Commander of Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) on combat operation. Engaged hostile force in firefight.
Location of fatality: Binh Long, South Vietnam, XU 772 152
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