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ALLEN CAIN
Specialist Five · U.S. Army
January 16, 1947 – September 16, 1969
Service recordAllen Cain, of Miami, Florida, served as a Specialist Five in the U.S. Army. He died on September 16, 1969, in Binh Dinh Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 18W, Line 92 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 18W · Line 92
Names are inscribed in the order of loss, starting at Panel 1E at the apex and ending at Panel 1W. At the Memorial, find the panel number at the base and count down from the top line.
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Specialist Five (SP5)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Medium Helicopter Repairer (67U)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- January 16, 1947
- Home of record
- Miami, Florida (Dade County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- September 16, 1969
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Binh Dinh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
37 names on the Wall carry the date September 16, 1969; five of them were lost in Bình Định Province. In September 1969, 664 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 35 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 18W, Line 92
- KENNETH ANTHONY MEYERSpecialist Four · September 15, 1969
- THEODORE LEONARD WYKOFFStaff Sergeant · September 15, 1969
- ALAN ATTARIANCorporal · September 16, 1969
- JOHN ARTHUR BENNETTSpecialist Four · September 16, 1969
Same unit, same day
- ROBERT F DALEYChief Warrant Officer 2 · Panel 18W, Line 94
- JAMES MILTON FLOYDSpecialist Four · Panel 18W, Line 94
- JOHN FLETCHER GOODLETTFirst Lieutenant · Panel 18W, Line 94
- THOMAS RICHARD POUNDSTONEChief Warrant Officer 2 · Panel 18W, Line 94
- LARRY GRAYDON MOOTHARTSergeant · Panel 18W, Line 96
- ARTHUR CRAIG FAIRCLOTHChief Warrant Officer 2 · Panel 18W, Line 97
From Miami
- LOUIS ANTHONY CARRICARTESecond Lieutenant · December 12, 1963
- RANDOLPH CHESTER HOLDERLance Corporal · May 28, 1965
- ALBERT FRED ROBERTSStaff Sergeant · June 18, 1965
- ROBERT WILLIAM REAGANChief Warrant Officer 2 · September 9, 1965
- SAM MICHAEL SAVAS JRMajor · October 12, 1965
- JEFFRY LETSON KOCKRITZSergeant · October 28, 1965
- RONALD HAROLD LUKEPrivate First Class · November 4, 1965
- OSVALDO AMODIASSergeant · November 17, 1965
- JERRY NELSON HUGHESPrivate First Class · January 10, 1966
- LEON BOYD SMITH IICaptain · January 12, 1966
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.