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Excerpts from his obituary in the Atlanta Constitution June 11, 1969:
Lt. Bemis, who was to have been promoted to first lieutenant the day he was killed, was serving as an Army adviser in the Mekong Delta. He had been in Vietnam six and a half weeks. He was a 1963 graduate of Sprayberry High School in Marietta, GA, where he was a member of the band and track team, and a graduate of North Georgia College with a degree in biology. He had taught a year at Jonesboro, GA, High School before entering the service. Lt. Bemis' final resting place is in the Marietta National Cemetery in Marietta, GA.
Silver Star and Purple Heart
AWARDED FOR ACTIONS
DURING Vietnam War
Service: Army
Rank: First Lieutenant
Division: Military Assistance Command, Vietnam
GENERAL ORDERS:
Headquarters, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, General Orders No. 3881 (1969)
CITATION:
First Lieutenant Earle John Bemis (ASN: 0-5348622), United States Army, was awarded the Silver Star (Posthumously) and Purple Heart for gallantry in action on June 1, 1969 while serving with Advisory Team 84, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam in Southeast Asia.
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