SHAPIRO-MILTON
MILTON SHAPIRO
Deceased
02/27/1969
Rate/Rank
QM1
QM1
Service Branch
USN 9/1951 - 2/1969
Born
08/28/1924
BOSTON, MA
KILLED IN ACTION IN QUANG NAM PROVINCE, SOUTH VIETNAM
USNOB ARGENTIA, NEWFOUNDLAND
USS SHENK DD-159
USS AMPHION AR-13
USS MONTAGUE AKA-98
NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY, YFU-78, ASSAULT CRAFT UNIT 1
U.S. NAVAL FORCES VIETNAM
BRONZE STAR MEDAL WITH VALOR
PURPLE HEART
COMBAT ACTION RIBBON
NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION
NAVY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL WITH 4 STARS
NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL
VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL WITH 1 SILVER & 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS
REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM GALLANTRY CROSS UNIT CITATION
REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM CIVIL ACTIONS UNIT CITATION
REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM CAMPAIGN MEDAL
POSTED AT THE VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL WALL FEB. 20, 2017 BY: J. SHAVER, JR., BM3
MY MENTOR
I was with him on YFU 24. He was an outstanding skipper to the 12 man crew. We made 12 to15 supply runs per month up and down the Perfume and cUE Viet rivers. We were a team. I will never forget him. He will always be in my heart.