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ANTHONY JOHN LAMERE
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
June 12, 1951 – July 1, 1971
Service recordAnthony John Lamere, of Omaha, Nebraska, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on July 1, 1971, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 3W, Line 96 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 3W · Line 96
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 Four (SP4)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 101 AIRBORNE DIV
- Born
- June 12, 1951
- Home of record
- Omaha, Nebraska (Douglas County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 1, 1971
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
Two names on the Wall carry the date July 1, 1971; he was the only one lost in Quảng Trị Province that day. In July 1971, 118 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 101st Airborne Division, his unit in the record, lost 16 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 3W, Line 96
- ROBERT JOSEPH SABATINISpecialist Four · June 30, 1971
- JOSEPH WALTER YINGLING JRSpecialist Four · June 30, 1971
- DUANE MARVIN MCBEAINPrivate First Class · July 1, 1971
- GLEN LEE FULLERTONTechnical Sergeant · July 2, 1971
From Omaha
- WAYNE ELLSWORTH MARCHANDStaff Sergeant · April 8, 1962
- GERALD CHARLES GRIFFINLieutenant · October 6, 1962
- PAUL RICHARD SMITHFirst Lieutenant · July 6, 1963
- HAROLD WILLIAM SHRADERStaff Sergeant · August 9, 1965
- WILLIAM DENNIS PINEGARPrivate First Class · October 6, 1965
- RICHARD RAY BIGLEYLance Corporal · November 22, 1965
- RONALD LEE GERRYPrivate First Class · January 5, 1966
- ALLEN CHARLES BAILEYLance Corporal · March 4, 1966
- MACK ROYAL SANDERSPrivate First Class · May 12, 1966
- RICHARD THOMAS PERRINCaptain · June 27, 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.