VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA
CHAPTER 892
KINSTON, NORTH CAROLINA
The Purple Heart
CPL Able Croom Stroud III entered the US Army from La Grange, North Carolina. He
served with Company A, 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 25th Infantry Division in Vietnam from August 24, 1967 until he was
killed on January 2, 1968. At the time of his death he was at Tay Ninh Province,
South Vietnam. He died on multiple fragmentation wounds. His name is located at panel 33E, line 24 of the Vietnam
Memorial in Washington, D.C.
His awards include the Combat Infantry Badge, the Purple Heart Medal, the
National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal and the Republic of
Vietnam Campaign Medal.
