Neal Ira Best

Private First Class
C CO, 2ND BN, 503RD INF RGT, 173 ABN BDE
Army of the United States
04 October 1948 - 20 November 1967
Myrtle Beach, SC
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173 ABN BDE

503RD INF RGT 		Combat Infantry

Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

Airborne!

The database page for Neal Ira Best

17 Mar 2002

"To live in the hearts we leave behind,
is never to have died."
-- Thomas Campbell, circa 1888 --

A Note from The Virtual Wall

PFC Neal Ira Best died in the bitter fighting for Hill 875. Two Medals of Honor, three Distinguished Service Crosses, and numerous Silver and Bronze Stars were awarded the men who fought there between 19 and 23 November 1967 - but at least 127 Americans died there as well, with hundreds more wounded.

A summary of the battle and a listing of the men who died
during the fighting may be found on The Virtual Wall's
Hill 875 Memorial



The point-of-contact for this memorial is
his cousin,
Steven D. Porter
E-Mail may be forwarded via the
Webmaster@VirtualWall.org
17 Mar 2002


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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Channing Prothro, former CAP Marine
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