He served in the US Army and attained the rank of Specialist 4 (SP4). Catling was assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Pleiku, Vietnam.
Catling was killed in action on July 3, 1966 in Pleiiku Province. Another New Jersey resident, Frederick Delange, was part of the same unit. Delange was killed in action on February 12, 1966.
Catling was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Medal and the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm Unit Citation.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall: Panel 08E, Line 123.
He served in the US Army and attained the rank of Specialist 4 (SP4). Catling was assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Pleiku, Vietnam.
Catling was killed in action on July 3, 1966 in Pleiiku Province. Another New Jersey resident, Frederick Delange, was part of the same unit. Delange was killed in action on February 12, 1966.
Catling was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Medal and the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm Unit Citation.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall: Panel 08E, Line 123.
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