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BENNY HAROLD FERGUSON
Sergeant · U.S. Army
April 21, 1948 – July 2, 1969
Service recordBenny Harold Ferguson, of Greenville, South Carolina, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on July 2, 1969, in Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 21W, Line 44 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 21W · Line 44
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
- Armor Reconnaissance Specialist (11D)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 11 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- April 21, 1948
- Home of record
- Greenville, South Carolina (Greenville County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 2, 1969
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Ngai
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
31 names on the Wall carry the date July 2, 1969; eight of them were lost in Quảng Ngãi Province. In July 1969, 834 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 11th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 32 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 21W, Line 44
- RICHARD FRANK CRUDOLance Corporal · July 2, 1969
- ELDON GENE CRUMLEYPrivate First Class · July 2, 1969
- ALBERT LEE DELANEYPrivate First Class · July 2, 1969
- CALVIN JOE FEWLASSPrivate First Class · July 2, 1969
Same unit, same day
- BOBBY LEE MCCOYSergeant · Panel 21W, Line 47
- RALPH BERNARD ORTMANNCorporal · Panel 21W, Line 48
- JAMES RONALD RAINWATERCorporal · Panel 21W, Line 48
From Greenville
- THOMAS EDWARD MCMAHAN JRCaptain · September 28, 1965
- GARY RAY BRYANTSpecialist Four · January 25, 1966
- WALTER REAVES TATE JRSpecialist Four · July 20, 1966
- WILLIAM HENRY HAWKINSStaff Sergeant · July 24, 1966
- SAMUEL RALPH MOSERPrivate First Class · August 3, 1966
- CHARLIE LYLES JRSergeant · November 17, 1966
- KENNETH RHODESSpecialist Four · December 12, 1966
- DOUGLAS MACARTHUR MCCRARYFirst Lieutenant · February 16, 1967
- DANA CORNELL DARNELLLance Corporal · April 26, 1967
- JIMMY WILLIAM HALLLance Corporal · June 7, 1967
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.