Rank: Private First Class
Unit: K Troop, 3rd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
MOS: 11D – Armor Reconnaissance Specialist
Awards: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart 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: Regular
Date of birth: 2-May-1951
Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona
Marital status: Never Married
Campaign: Vietnam Conflict
Entered service: 2-Sep-1969
Start of tour: 1-Aug-1970
Incident date: 30-Oct-1970
Date of casualty: 30-Oct-1970
Age at death: 19
Cause of death: Hostile, died. Explosive Device. Other explosive device.
Peter Bruce Staddon was killed while at a night defensive position when the area came under rocket attack by a hostile force. / At night defensive position (NDP). Driver of Armored Cavalry Assault Vehicle (ACAV) sitting at strong point. Received hostile rocket propelled grenades (RPG) and engaged hostile force in firefight.
Location of fatality: Binh Duong, South Vietnam, XT 884 361
Place of interment: Tempe Double Butte Cemetery, Tempe, Arizona, USA
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