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ALLEN JOHN DYER
Warrant Officer 1 · U.S. Army
June 20, 1950 – July 17, 1971
Service recordAllen John Dyer, of Toledo, Ohio, served as a Warrant Officer 1 in the U.S. Army. He died on July 17, 1971, in An Xugen Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 3W, Line 109 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 3W · Line 109
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
- Warrant Officer 1 (WO1)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Utility/Observation Helicopter Pilot (100B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- June 20, 1950
- Home of record
- Toledo, Ohio (Lucas County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 17, 1971
- Age
- 21
- Province
- An Xugen
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
Four names on the Wall carry the date July 17, 1971; three of them were lost in An Xugen Province. In July 1971, 118 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 14 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 3W, Line 109
- JOHN HENRY LOPOCHONSKY JRSpecialist Four · July 17, 1971
- ALLEN EARL NOBLESpecialist Four · July 17, 1971
- GREGORY IRVING SAHLBERGSpecialist Four · July 17, 1971
- JAY STEVEN ASTONWarrant Officer 1 · July 18, 1971
Same unit, same day
- JOHN HENRY LOPOCHONSKY JRSpecialist Four · Panel 3W, Line 109
- ALLEN EARL NOBLESpecialist Four · Panel 3W, Line 109
From Toledo
- THOMAS FREDERICK GORTONCaptain · December 6, 1963
- BARRY NEWTON HAMBLETONPrivate First Class · August 24, 1965
- ROBERT TAFT HANSON JRLieutenant Commander · February 3, 1966
- CARLOS DENNIS JELKSPrivate First Class · February 14, 1966
- LAMAR DONALD FREDERICKPrivate First Class · February 26, 1966
- DENNIS W MALEWSKISergeant · March 9, 1966
- MICHAEL OWEN GATWOODPrivate First Class · May 20, 1966
- JAMES THOMAS LANGLOISSpecialist Four · August 15, 1966
- BYRON NELSON LUDWIGPrivate First Class · August 15, 1966
- WILLIE JAMES TUCKERPrivate First Class · August 20, 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.