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Specialist 4 Henry Horvath

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Brick location number
I-15-2
Branch of service
Army
Dates of service
​November 14, 1967 to June 17, 1969
Location(s) of service and/or conflicts
Vietnam, Bong Son
Medals earned
​National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Rifle Expert, Combat Infantry Badge, Air Medal, Parachute Badge, Two Overseas Bars

Reflections on this veteran's military service

Submitted by Henry (Hank) Horvath
I graduated from Long Beach Poly High School in June 1962. I worked at several jobs before settling in at Douglas Aircraft Company as an interior installer and leadman. I was drafted in November 1967, and sent to basic training in Fort Ord, California. From there, I went to Fort Lewis, Washington for Advanced Infantry Training, and after that I was sent to Fort Benning, Georgia for Jump School. After completing my training, I got to go home to California for a 30 day leave before shipping out to Vietnam.

In Vietnam, I was assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade. I did a one year tour of duty in Bong Son. I was very happy to return home to California at the end of my tour of duty. I returned to my job at Douglas and remained there until I retired on February 29, 2000. I bought my home with my wife Jeanne in Lakewood in 1983, where we raised our two daughters, Elizabeth and Deborah.

I moved to Lakewood in 1983, and I still live across the street from Lakewood High School.


(Posted 2016)
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