Official Military Personnel File for Harold Bascom Durham Jr.. 1912-1998.

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Official Military Personnel File for Harold Bascom Durham Jr.. 1912-1998.

1912-1998

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/100342273

This Official Military Personnel File includes records from the following folders: Service Documents (January 31, 1964-October 16, 1969); Awards, Decorations, and Commendations (November 21, 1966-January 12, 1968); Medical Records (January 15, 1964-August 11, 1967); Maps (n.d.).

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Durham, Harold Bascom, Jr., 1942-1967

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Second Lieutenant Harold Bascom Durham Jr., also known by the nickname Pinky, was born on October 12, 1942 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. He enlisted in the Army in 1964 and by October 17, 1967 he was serving as a Second Lieutenant in Battery C, 6th Battalion, 15th Artillery Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. During the Battle of Ong Thanh, Durham repeatedly exposed himself three times to hostile fire in order to serve as forward observer for both Company D and Company A. He was wounded in each o...