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ALLEN HAYES CALDWELL
Sergeant · U.S. Army
October 22, 1947 – November 17, 1969
Service recordAllen Hayes Caldwell, of Columbus, Georgia, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on November 17, 1969, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 16W, Line 87 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 16W · Line 87
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
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 INF DIV
- Born
- October 22, 1947
- Home of record
- Columbus, Georgia (Muscogee County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- November 17, 1969
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
28 names on the Wall carry the date November 17, 1969; three of them were lost in Bình Dương Province. In November 1969, 660 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 41 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 16W, Line 87
- DAVID RIVAS CASTILLOPrivate First Class · November 17, 1969
- CHARLES MITCHELL COHENPrivate First Class · November 17, 1969
- JOHN MILTON CONESergeant · November 17, 1969
- GEORGE JOSEPH FUERSTSergeant · November 17, 1969
Same unit, same day
- WILLIAM JOSEPH BROWNPrivate First Class · Panel 16W, Line 86
- RICHARD HERSHEL GREENPrivate First Class · Panel 16W, Line 88
From Columbus
- RUBE ALFRED FREEMANMaster Sergeant · April 27, 1963
- WILLIAM EDWARD TH FLOWERSChief Warrant Officer 2 · December 12, 1963
- JERRY LEE TAYLORCaptain · February 17, 1964
- PATRICK PALMER CALHOUNSecond Lieutenant · April 19, 1965
- JAMES CHARLES SHERIFF JRMajor · July 4, 1965
- DURWARD FRANK RAYSergeant · July 7, 1965
- CLIFFORD DEAN MELTONStaff Sergeant · July 21, 1965
- FRANK BOYNTONSpecialist Four · September 18, 1965
- JAMES LEROY DAVISSergeant · November 12, 1965
- EDDIE LEE POUGHSpecialist Four · November 15, 1965
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.