Rank: Private First Class
Unit: I Troop, 3rd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
MOS: 11D – Armor Reconnaissance Specialist
Awards: Purple Heart Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Badges: Combat Infantryman Badge
Unit awards: Meritorious Unit Citation, Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm device
Enlisted by: Selected Service
Date of birth: 29-Jul-1946
Hometown: Seattle, Washington
Marital status: Never Married
Campaign: Vietnam Conflict
Entered service: 10-Nov-1965
Start of tour: 23-Aug-1966
Incident date: 12-Oct-1966
Date of casualty: 12-Oct-1966
Age at death: 20
Cause of death: Hostile, died. Small Arms Fire. Gun or small arms fire.
Dennis Eugene Springsteen died on 12 Oct 1966 in Vietnam as the result of gunshot wound to right shoulder received in hostile ground action.
Location of fatality: South Vietnam
Place of interment: Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park, Seattle, Washington, USA
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