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BERNARD LEROY GRAY
Sergeant First Class · U.S. Army
June 7, 1928 – February 11, 1963
Service recordBernard Leroy Gray, of Colton, California, served as a Sergeant First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on February 11, 1963, in South Vietnam, at age 34. His name is inscribed on Panel 1E, Line 18 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1E · Line 18
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 First Class (SFC)
- Service
- Regular
- Born
- June 7, 1928
- Home of record
- Colton, California (San Bernardino County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 11, 1963
- Age
- 34
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — Passenger (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
One name on the Wall carry the date February 11, 1963. In February 1963, 8 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 1E, Line 18
- JOHN PETER BARTLEYCaptain · February 3, 1963
- JOHN F SHAUGHNESSY JRCaptain · February 3, 1963
- JAMES RAYMOND ONEILLMajor · February 6, 1963
- ROBERT BURGERTSergeant · February 13, 1963
From Colton
- MICHAEL CHAVEZ DARCYLance Corporal · May 14, 1966
- GERARD MARTIN KIESWETTERMajor · July 25, 1966
- JAMES LE ROY WEHRPrivate First Class · April 1, 1967
- PORFIRIO ELIAS ELIASPrivate First Class · June 16, 1967
- WILLIAM DARRELL MCGRATHCaptain · November 17, 1967
- JOHN JUAREZSergeant · December 4, 1967
- GILBERT JIMMIE ADAMEPrivate First Class · April 7, 1968
- REYES C HERNANDEZ JRPrivate First Class · May 1, 1968
- RUDY MICHAEL OLIVERASSergeant · June 1, 1968
- LAWRENCE CASEY GARRETTPrivate First Class · November 30, 1968
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.