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ALVIN G PARKER
Private First Class · U.S. Army
July 13, 1940 – February 7, 1965
Service recordAlvin G Parker, of Nashville, Tennessee, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on February 7, 1965, in South Vietnam, at age 24. His name is inscribed on Panel 1E, Line 86 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1E · Line 86
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
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Light Wheel Vehicle Mechanic (63B)
- Born
- July 13, 1940
- Home of record
- Nashville, Tennessee (Davidson County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 7, 1965
- Age
- 24
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
Ten names on the Wall carry the date February 7, 1965. In February 1965, 54 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 1E, Line 86
- JESSE ANDREW PYLESpecialist Five · February 7, 1965
- JOHN GRADY WILLIAMS JRLance Corporal · February 7, 1965
- EMMETT JOSEPH BRYANTStaff Sergeant · February 9, 1965
- CARLTON JAKE HOLLANDCaptain · February 9, 1965
From Nashville
- DALLAS LAWSONPrivate First Class · February 10, 1965
- THOMAS C MCEWEN JRCaptain · February 24, 1965
- VARIS SAVAGE JRSergeant · November 6, 1965
- JOHN EDWARD FUQUASecond Lieutenant · January 31, 1966
- JOE KENNETH TAYLORSpecialist Four · February 22, 1966
- CLARENCE MITCHELLSergeant · February 26, 1966
- DENNIS EDWARD HOLTPrivate · March 30, 1966
- ROGER DALE JARRELLPrivate First Class · April 3, 1966
- JASPER LEE KEENSergeant · May 19, 1966
- JAMES PATRICK ODONNELLSergeant · January 25, 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.