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BARRY FRANCIS GRAHAM
Major · U.S. Army
March 1, 1939 – August 3, 1970
Service recordBarry Francis Graham, of Jersey City, New Jersey, served as a Major in the U.S. Army. He died on August 3, 1970, in Long An Province, South Vietnam, at age 31. His name is inscribed on Panel 8W, Line 79 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 8W · Line 79
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
- Major (MAJ)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Armored Reconnaissance Unit Commander (1204)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 9 INF DIV
- Born
- March 1, 1939
- Home of record
- Jersey City, New Jersey (Hudson County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 3, 1970
- Age
- 31
- Province
- Long An
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
15 names on the Wall carry the date August 3, 1970; three of them were lost in Long An Province. In August 1970, 452 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 9th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 11 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 8W, Line 79
- JACK RICHCARDO GILBERTSergeant · August 3, 1970
- JOHN ANTHONY GULDANLance Corporal · August 3, 1970
- ANDREW LEON LEWISSpecialist Four · August 3, 1970
- LARRY JOE MEADORSpecialist Five · August 3, 1970
Same unit, same day
- LARRY JOE MEADORSpecialist Five · Panel 8W, Line 79
From Jersey City
- ISMAEL JUSON PAREDESSpecialist Five · November 17, 1965
- WILLIAM ANDREW PLEASANTSpecialist Four · November 17, 1965
- ONEAL LEGETTESpecialist Four · December 5, 1965
- JOHN FRANCIS OSHAUGHNESSYPrivate · February 7, 1966
- STANLEY T DEMBOSKIPrivate First Class · March 4, 1966
- ROBERT JAMES KEENANPrivate First Class · April 26, 1966
- FRANK ELLIS LYONSStaff Sergeant · June 16, 1966
- JESSE CLARENCE FELDERSpecialist Four · June 29, 1966
- MICHAEL JAMES BILLERO JRSpecialist Four · August 14, 1966
- FRANCIS WILLIAM MACKPetty Officer Third Class · August 17, 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.