Post by Anonymous Vet on Dec 28, 2004 10:55:56 GMT -5
Rob George McSorley was born March 26, 1951 and killed in the A Shau Valley, Vietnam on April 8, 1970 at the age of 19. He is buried in Royal Oaks Cemetery, Burnaby, B. C., Canada. He was in the Army between 6-11-1968 to 4-8-1970. Rob served in Alaska, 1-11-1969 to 11-5-1969. When killed, he was assigned as an E4 Ranger LRP Scout Observer with Co L (Ranger) 75th Infantry USARPAC (Vietnam. He was awarded the Silver Star, Purple Heart, Army Commendation Medal, Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal (w/ 1 bronze service star), Combat Infantryman Badge 1st Award, Expert Infantryman Badge, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Ribbon w/ Device (1960), Sharpshooter Badge (w/ Auto Rifle Bar with Machine Gun Bar with Rifle Bar), Parachutist Badge-Basic, Ranger Tab. Republic of Vietnam: Gallantry Cross with Silver Star. Rob's hometown was Vancouver BC, Canada and is a VIP of the Templeton Secondary School of 1968. The day Rob was Killed In Action has been chronicled in three books. 1) Six Silent Men, Book 3 by Gary A. Linderer (Chapter 20-Team Grasshopper)2) Death In The A Shau Valley, by Larry Chambers (Break Contact, Then Run Like Hell-Pages 142 to 148. 3) Diary of An Airborne Ranger by Frank Johnson (Pages 119 to 126). Submitted by June-Ann Davies, Kamloops, BC, Canada. daviesj@shaw.ca