Russell "rusty" Allen Shields Obituary

Russell "rusty" Allen Shields attended Lamar High School in Lamar, CO. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Russell "rusty" Allen Shields.

Graduation Year	Class of 1962
Date of Passing	Feb 06, 1970
About	PERSONAL DATA: Home of Record: Lamar, CO Date of birth: 04/12/1944 MILITARY DATA: Service Branch: Army of the United States Grade at loss: O1 Rank: Posthumous Promotion as indicated Promotion Note: None ID No: 522566069 MOS: 1542: Infantry Unit Commander Length Service: 02 Unit: B CO, 2ND BN, 501ST INFANTRY, 101ST ABN DIV, USARV CASUALTY DATA: Start Tour: 09/13/1969 Incident Date: 02/06/1970 Casualty Date: 02/06/1970 Status Date: Not Applicable Status Change: Not Applicable Age at Loss: 25 Location: Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam Remains: Body recovered Repatriated: Not Applicable Identified: Not Applicable Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright Casualty Reason: Ground casualty Casualty Detail: Gun or small arms fire. G. Binam '61