Samuel Abrams Jr (1941 - 1969)

Born 25 Jun 1941 in Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States

Died 12 Aug 1969 at age 28 in Tây Ninh, Vietnam

Biography

Samuel Abrams Jr is a part of US Black heritage.

Samuel Abrams Jr was a Floridian.

SSgt Samuel Abrams Jr was Killed in Action at Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam during Vietnam War.

SSgt. Samuel Abrams Jr served in the United States Army in the Vietnam War
Service started: 28 Sep 1966
Unit(s): A BTRY, 1ST BN, 30TH ARTILLERY, 1ST CAV DIV, USARV
Service ended: 27 Mar 1968

Samuel was born in 1941. He passed away in 1969.^[1] Son of Sam Abrams, Sr and Essie Abrams.

In the 1950 census Sam (age 8) was the son of Sam Abrams in Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States.^[2]

Military Service

SSgt Abrams was a 155mm Howitzer Section Chief. He was killed while continuing to lead his gun crew in the face of an enemy ground attack supported by rockets and mortars on LZ BECKY.

During his service in the Vietnam War, Army Staff Sergeant Abrams, Jr experienced a traumatic event which ultimately resulted in loss of life on August 12, 1969. Recorded circumstances attributed to: Died through hostile action, multiple fragmentation wounds. Incident location: LZ (landing zone) Becky 4 km S of Go Dau Ha, South Vietnam, Tay Ninh province. (LZ Becky; 4 k S of Go Dau Ha). He was 28 years old.

ID No: 263666070

MOS: 13B40: Cannon Crewmember

Unit: A BTRY, 1ST BN, 30TH ARTILLERY, 1ST CAV DIV, USARV

Assigned to Vietnam on 18 Nov 1968. Died on 12 August 1969.

Samuel is honored on the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington DC. Name inscribed at VVM Wall, Panel 19w, Line 7

COMMENDATIONS

★ Purple Heart ★ Combat Infantryman Badge ★ National Defense Service Medal ★ Vietnam Campaign Medal ★ Vietnam Service Medal ★ Army Presidential Unit Citation ★ Vietnam Gallantry Cross ★ Army Good Conduct Medal

Samuel was in an obituary on 21 August 1969 in Tampa, Florida, United States. He died (age 28) on 12 August 1969 in Vietnam. ^[3]

Burial

Samuel Abrams Jr is buried or memorialized at Rest Haven Memorial Park, Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida.

Links Dedicated to SSgt Abrams

• SSG Samuel Abrams, Jr, Tampa, FL on www.VirtualWall.org The Virtual Wall® Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall. (2018, June 29). Retrieved July 27, 2019, from http://www.virtualwall.org/da/AbramsSx01a.htm
• Honor States Profile for: Samuel Abrams Jr
• Fold3.com Memorial: SSgt Samuel Abrams, Jr

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Casualties of the Vietnam War, 1956-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXZH-W11 : 12 December 2014), Samuel Abrams, NARA NAID 306742, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
2. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
   United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida; Roll: 4074; Sheet Number: 22; Enumeration District: 72-16
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #81490741 (accessed 9 December 2022)
   Sam Abrams Jr (8), single son, in household of Sam Abrams (57) in Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA. Born in Florida.
3. ↑ Obituary: "U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
   The Tampa Tribune; Publication Date: 21 Aug 1969; Publication Place: Tampa, Florida, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/331714320/?article=ff7a5f70-688e-4d13-816b-c1a4e4a01c8d&focus=0.2769867,0.48181415,0.39168912,0.6856816&xid=3355
   Ancestry Record 61843 #534848932 (accessed 9 December 2022)
   Name: Samuel R. Abrams Jr.; Gender: Male; Death Age: 28; Birth Date: 25 Jun 1941; Marriage Date: 16 Nov 1961; Residence Place: 4403 John Bell Drive; Death Date: 12 Aug 1969; Death Place: Viet nam; Obituary Date: 21 Aug 1969; Obituary Place: Tampa, Florida, USA; Newspaper Title: The Tampa Tribune; Father: Samuel Abrams; Mother: Essie L. Abrams; Spouse: Rosie h. Jacobs; Child: Rosalind Abrams; Siblings: Inez Washington Peeev Wil hams AC Joseph Abrams.

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J14F-V3G : 8 January 2021), Samuel Abrams, Aug 1969; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• "United States Military Personnel who Died During the Vietnam War, 1956-2003", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXXT-RH9 : 22 January 2021), Samuel Jr Abrams, Jr, 1969.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #27118559