CAPTAIN EDMOND J. LANDERS, SS, BSM, PH.
E. J. LANDERS' MILITARY CAREER:
1955 - 1960 Pallas Battalion and the 3rd. Field Supply & Transport Company, of the F.C.A. (Ireland's Reserve Defence Forces), based at Sarsfield Barracks Limerick City.
May 1958 National Service Basic Training, United States' Army, Ford Ord, California
1958 Basic Airborne Training, Company 'E', 2nd. Airborne Battle Group, 503 rd. Infantry Combat Team at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
June 1960 posted to Okinawa, Japan
1961 promoted to Sergeant E5
September 1962 return to Fort Bragg, North Carolina
March 1963 granted U. S. Citizenship
April 1963 Infantry Officer Candidate School, Fort Benning, Georgia
Commisioned as Second Lieutenant
Assigned to 101st. Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Qualified as Senior Paratrooper
Qualified as Master Paratrooper
1964 Fort Campbell, Kentucky
United States Military Academy, Westpoint, New York State
Fort Knox, Kentucky
July 1965 promoted to First Lieutenant
January 1966 HHC 3rd.Brigade, 2nd.Infantry Division, 8th.Army USARPAC, Korea
March 1966 HQ Special Troops. 7th. Army, USAREUR, Heidelburg, Germany
1967 promoted to Captain
September 1967 received orders to report for duty in The Republic of South Vietnam in February 1968
29 February 1968 reported to HHC 3rd.Battalion, 12th. Infantry, 4th.Infantry Division, Saigon
Assigned Battalion Intelligence Officer, 2nd.Battalion, 18th.Infantry, 1st.Infantry Division, Gia Dinh Province
April 1968 appointed Commanding Officer, Company 'A', 2nd. Battalion
KILLED IN ACTION 15th. MAY 1968
