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BILLIE DWAINE LANDERS
Staff Sergeant · U.S. Army
June 3, 1926 – September 17, 1966
Service recordBillie Dwaine Landers, of Everett, Washington, served as a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on September 17, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 40. His name is inscribed on Panel 10E, Line 107 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 10E · Line 107
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Staff Sergeant (SSG)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 INF DIV
- Born
- June 3, 1926
- Home of record
- Everett, Washington (Snohomish County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- September 17, 1966
- Age
- 40
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
38 names on the Wall carry the date September 17, 1966. In September 1966, 533 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 36 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 10E, Line 107
- WILLIAM WALLACE NEWTONChief Petty Officer · February 17, 1960
- JAMES ANTHONY KIGERLance Corporal · September 17, 1966
- HAROLD PAUL LEAPHARTCorporal · September 17, 1966
- JOHN ROBERT LEEPrivate First Class · September 17, 1966
- DAREL DEAN LEETUNLieutenant Colonel · September 17, 1966
From Everett
- PAUL HERBERT EKLUNDSecond Lieutenant · November 19, 1965
- PATRICK MICHAEL DOYLELance Corporal · March 25, 1966
- ROBERT LAYMON ARMITAGEPrivate First Class · February 4, 1967
- RONALD DAVID HARTSpecialist Four · February 17, 1967
- JOE PAUL LARSENPrivate First Class · May 18, 1967
- EDWARD JOHN WAGNER JRSergeant · May 19, 1967
- ROBERT HARVEY PEARSONCaptain · June 11, 1967
- LAWRENCE MICHAEL DAWSONSpecialist Four · July 21, 1967
- RICKY PALMER MATTERNWarrant Officer 1 · September 3, 1967
- WILLIAM FRANK PELTONCorporal · September 10, 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.