Bio: Benzschawel, Reinold L. (Honors in Vietnam - 1966)

Contact: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Benzschawel

----Source: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 10 Nov 1966

SM/2 Reinold L. Benzschawel, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Benzschawel, Thorp (Clark Co., Wis.), serving with the U.S. Navy in Vietnam, has received the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry, Bronze Start, and Purple Heart while serving with Seal Team one in Vietnam.

Benzschawel is a graduate of the Navy's Underwater Demolition School. He has also received training in Jungle warfare, outdoor survival, Judo and received airborne training at Fort Bragg, N.C. Benzschawel has re-enlisted for another six years with the U.S. Navy.

His address is: Reinold L. Benzschawel, L.M. 2-5420703, Seal Detachment Golf, N.A.G. Team 79, U.S.N. Forces Unit V.N.A., 30 R.S.S.Z., APO, San Francisco, Calif. 96309