Not sure about a 1st sergeant but the average life expectancy of a US 2nd lieutenant in Vietnam was a little under four days.
That's grossly wrong. About 2.5 million soldiers served "in country" during the Vietnam War. 60,000 were killed. Even if one assumes all deaths were in combat, and only 25% of people "in country" were combat grunts, that means less than a 10% death rate.
Put it another way, a front-line, combat soldier in Vietnam had well over a 90% chance of surviving a 1-year tour. Averaged over the 10-year "official" duration of the war, that means there was 1 death about every 41 minutes.
1st lieutenant is commonly abbreviated as "1st Lt." The abbreviation reflects the rank along with its ordinal designation, where "1st" indicates it is the first lieutenant rank, and "Lt." stands for lieutenant. This abbreviation is frequently used in military contexts.
Private, Corporal, Sergeant, Master Sergeant, 2nd Lieutenant, 1st Lieutenant Captain, Major Vp, P, Overseer
It was the result of the 1st Indochina War, aka French Indochina War (1946-1954).
Obtain a copy of the book titled, "VIETNAM ORDER OF BATTLE", By Shelby L. Stanton
The French had fought there from 1946 to 1954; 1st Indochina War or French Indochina War.
1st lieutenant is commonly abbreviated as "1st Lt." The abbreviation reflects the rank along with its ordinal designation, where "1st" indicates it is the first lieutenant rank, and "Lt." stands for lieutenant. This abbreviation is frequently used in military contexts.
Lieutenant Junior Grade
The Vietnam War veteran buried in the Tomb of the Unknowns and later identified by DNA was Air Force First Lieutenant Michael Joseph Blassie. He was originally interred in the tomb in 1984 as an unknown soldier, but in 1998, advances in DNA technology allowed for his identification, and his remains were returned to his family for burial.
There is no specific abbreviation for a Marine Lieutenant but Lieutenant is abbreviated as Lt. For example 1st Lt., 2nd Lt., Lt. Col.
It came to Vietnam in the 1st century
A Oberleutenant is a German military rank, the word is translated to higher lieutenant it is the equivalent to a 1st lieutenant I Hope this was Helpful
1st Lieutenant (one silver bar)
85,789,573 as of April 1st 2009
Private, Corporal, Sergeant, Master Sergeant, 2nd Lieutenant, 1st Lieutenant Captain, Major Vp, P, Overseer
This was primarily due to a LIFE magazine story that documented the combat death of Marine H-34 pilot 1st Lt James E. Magel and the rescue of wounded.
I believe it was back in vietnam
Because the remains were positively identified through DNA as St. Louis, Mo native Air Force 1st Lieutenant Michael Blassie, he was disinterred and moved home to St. Louis in 1998. His identity was not known when he was entombed at Arlington's Unknown Soldier Monument in 1984 to represent all of the unidentified casualties of the Vietnam War.