Difference between revisions of "Donald N. White"

From WWII Memorial
Jump to: navigation, search
(Created page with "==Specialist Four Donald White== ''June 12, 1950 - October 11, 1970'' ==Personal History== Donald Nisler White was born in Plumerville, Arkansas. He has one brother, Bill M...")
 
 
(6 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
 +
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; text-align: center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: 0px;"
 +
|colspan="3" style="color:white; background-color:black;"|'''Donald N. White'''
 +
|-
 +
|rowspan="2"|[[Richard F. Wells| <<< Previous Veteran<br /> Richard F. Wells]]
 +
|[[Main Page#Browse the Veterans| Return to the Main Page]]
 +
|rowspan="2"|[[Thomas F. Young| Next Veteran >>><br /> Thomas F. Young]]
 +
|-
 +
|[[Vietnam War Veterans| Back to the Vietnam War Page]]
 +
|}
 +
 +
 
==Specialist Four Donald White==
 
==Specialist Four Donald White==
  
Line 5: Line 16:
 
==Personal History==
 
==Personal History==
  
Donald Nisler White was born in Plumerville, Arkansas. He has one brother, Bill Mitchell. Specialist Four White entered into the Army in 1969 and served with East Company, 20th Infantry, 1st Battalion, 11th Light Infantry Brigade.
+
Donald "Don" Nisler White was born in Plumerville, Arkansas but grew up in Morrilton, Arkansas. He has one brother, Bill Mitchell. He graduated from Morrilton High School in 1968 where he played football and made the All-District team his senior year. White talked about entering the military after high school, but his mother was against it. In the fall of 1968, Donald enrolled at Arkansas Teachers State College in Conway, Arkansas where he also enrolled in the ROTC program.
 +
 
 +
 
 +
==Military History==
 +
 
 +
Specialist Four White entered into the Army in January 1969 and did basic training at Ft. Polk, Louisiana. He was assigned to the 23rd Infantry Division in Chu Lai Vietnam and was further assigned to 1st Battalion 20th Infantry, 11th Light Infantry Brigade, 23rd Infantry Division (Americal).
  
 
===Honors/Awards===
 
===Honors/Awards===
Line 12: Line 28:
 
# Vietnam Service Medal
 
# Vietnam Service Medal
 
# Purple Heart Medal
 
# Purple Heart Medal
 +
  
 
==Death==
 
==Death==
  
On October 11, 1970, Specialist Four White died in Quang Ngai, South Vietnam from gunshot wounds from a small arms fire. He is currently buried in Plumerville Cemetery.
+
On October 11, 1970, Specialist Four White died in Quang Ngai, South Vietnam from gunshot wounds to the head and right arm from a small arms fire. He is currently buried in Plumerville Cemetery.
 +
 
 +
==References==
 +
 
 +
*http://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/55585/DONALD-N-WHITE
 +
*https://army.togetherweserved.com/army/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=74041
 +
*http://www.1-20infantry.org/11oct70.htm
 +
 
 +
[[Category:Veteran]]
 +
[[Category:Vietnam War Veterans]]
 +
[[Category:Army]]

Latest revision as of 21:44, 18 April 2017

Donald N. White
<<< Previous Veteran
Richard F. Wells
Return to the Main Page Next Veteran >>>
Thomas F. Young
Back to the Vietnam War Page


Specialist Four Donald White

June 12, 1950 - October 11, 1970

Personal History

Donald "Don" Nisler White was born in Plumerville, Arkansas but grew up in Morrilton, Arkansas. He has one brother, Bill Mitchell. He graduated from Morrilton High School in 1968 where he played football and made the All-District team his senior year. White talked about entering the military after high school, but his mother was against it. In the fall of 1968, Donald enrolled at Arkansas Teachers State College in Conway, Arkansas where he also enrolled in the ROTC program.


Military History

Specialist Four White entered into the Army in January 1969 and did basic training at Ft. Polk, Louisiana. He was assigned to the 23rd Infantry Division in Chu Lai Vietnam and was further assigned to 1st Battalion 20th Infantry, 11th Light Infantry Brigade, 23rd Infantry Division (Americal).

Honors/Awards

  1. National Defense Service Medal
  2. Vietnam Campaign Medal
  3. Vietnam Service Medal
  4. Purple Heart Medal


Death

On October 11, 1970, Specialist Four White died in Quang Ngai, South Vietnam from gunshot wounds to the head and right arm from a small arms fire. He is currently buried in Plumerville Cemetery.

References