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Photographer: J. J. Prats
Taken: April 8, 2017
Caption: Sergeant John Devon Tyler
Additional Description: 228th Sig Co., 41st Sig BN, 2nd Sig Group, 1st Signal Brigade, USARV, United States Army.

February 01, 1932 to July 21, 1966.

John was born and raised in Charlottesville. He graduated from Jefferson High School in 1951. John was married to Gladys E. Tyler. They had a son, Marvin and two daughters, Karen and Kimberly. He worked in the Downtown Bakery before he entered the Army Air Corps and served in Korea. In 1953, he joined the US Army. He was a Multi-Channel Transmission Systems Specialist in the 41st Signal Battalion.He arrived in Vietnam August 17, 1965. He was killed July 21, 1966.

He was awarded the Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Medal. He is buried in Oakwood Cemetery.
Submitted: April 15, 2017, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
Database Locator Identification Number: p380239
File Size: 0.634 Megabytes

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