Defense Dept. Lists
Viet Combat deaths

   WASHINGTON (UPI) --- The Defense Department Monday listed 10 Pennsylvania soldiers killed in Vietnam.  They were:
Army Sgt Paul M. Nance, Jr., husband of Mrs. Gail J. Nance, care of Mr. Timothy Sullivan, 1508 Hunter St., Harrisburg. ... [five other Army personnel followed in the listing]

[The Sentinel, Carlisle, PA, 09 May 1968, Thu, Page 22]

Army

   Sgt Paul M. Nance, Jr., husband of Mrs. Gail J. Nance, care of Mr.  Timothy Sullivan, 1508 Hunter St.,, Harrisburg   ... 9 other names followed

[The Sentinel (Carlisle, PA, 09 May 1968, Thu, Page 22]
 

SGT PAUL M NANCE JR

   WASHINGTON N C -Funeral services for Sgt Paul M. Nance, Jr., 23, who was killed in action in Vietnam on May 1 will be conducted Tuesday at 2 pm at Paul Funeral Home by the Rev. Kelly Wilson and Chaplain Martin. Burial will be in Oakdale Cemetery. Surviving are his parents Mr. and Mrs. Paul M, Nance, his wife Mrs. Gail Moyer Nance of Harrisburg Pa. and his paternal grandmother Mrs. L E Nance of Graham. He was a graduate of Washington High School and attended North Carolina Wesleyan College.

[The News and Observer, Raleigh, NC, 13 May 1968, Mon , Page 9]

[courtesy of "Never Forgotten"]

Grave marker for Sgt. Paul M. Nance in Section A, Oakdale Cemetery, Washington (Beaufort county), North Carolina.

He had already served one tour in Vietnam and then volunteered to go back. While between tours, he married six weeks prior to deploying.

He arrived in Vietnam on 2 February 1968 and was killed in action less than three months  later on May 1st by small arms fire in Thua Thien, South Vietnam,

His name is listed on Panel 53E, Line 038 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington D.C.

He also is remembered on  a local memorial

He was awarded numerous military decorations, including:

★ Purple Heart ★ Combat Infantryman Badge ★ Marksmanship Badge ★ Parachutist Badge ★ National Defense Service Medal ★ Vietnam Campaign Medal ★ Vietnam Service Medal ★ Army Presidential Unit Citation ★ Vietnam Gallantry Cross ★ Army Good Conduct Medal

[Jumpmaster Note: There is no apparent relationship to the Paul M. Nance listed in Final Jumps.]