PFC CLINT ALLEN ZEITNER
188th Military Police Company

December 7, 1975 - September 1, 1995
From Tyrone, Georgia



MEMORIAL BY DENNIS ESTES

PFC Clint A. Zeitner, of Miles City, Montana, was seriously injured in a September 1, 1995, traffic accident on the Kyungbu Expressway, South Korea's main north-south highway, while on duty as a money escort.  He was assigned to the 188th Military Police Company at Camp Walker/Camp Henry in Taegu, S. Korea, 150 Miles south of Seoul.  As a result of those injuries, he died the following Thursday, September 7, 1995, at the Dong Kuk University Hospital. 
 
He was born on December 7, 1975, in Miles City, Montana, the son of Howard Scott and Melody (Heinze) Zeitner.  Clint graduated from Sandy Creek High School in Tyrone, Georgia in June of 1994, and entered the U.S. Army in July of 1994.  Following graduation from the Military Police School, he reported to the 188th MP Co, 728th MP Battalion, 8th MP Brigade.  On November 27th, 1994, he was assigned to duty at Camp Walker, Republic of Korea.
 
PFC Zeitner's duty positions included: Patrolman, MK 19 Gunner, M203 Gunner, Platoon Leader's Driver and Platoon Communications Specialist.  His service awards include:  National Defense Medal, Overseas Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Army Accommodation Medal and Korean Defense Medal.
 
Clint is survived by his parents, Scott and Melody; two sisters, Wendy and Chalice, and a brother, Brandon all of Miles City, Montana;  Grandparents, Irvin and Lorraine Zeitner of Helena, Montana, Mencel and Eve Carey, of Red Lodge, Montana and Rachel Wildman, of Miles City, Montana;  Janet Atterbury of Guernsbury, Wyoming, Selma Harn of Miles City, Montana, Alele Updike and Pearl both of Thermopolis, Wyoming and numerous aunts and uncles.  He was preceded in death by his brother, Nicholas in December of 1982.


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