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BILLIE WAYNE REED
Private · U.S. Army
February 15, 1950 – June 3, 1969
Service recordBillie Wayne Reed, of Murray, Kentucky, served as a Private in the U.S. Army. He died on June 3, 1969, in Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 23W, Line 57 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 23W · Line 57
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
- Private (PVT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 11 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- February 15, 1950
- Home of record
- Murray, Kentucky (Calloway County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 3, 1969
- Age
- 19
- Province
- Quang Ngai
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
56 names on the Wall carry the date June 3, 1969; 16 of them were lost in Quảng Ngãi Province. In June 1969, 1,246 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 11th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 55 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 23W, Line 57
- JOSE GARCIA JRLance Corporal · June 3, 1969
- DONALD HAROLD RICHARDSONChief Warrant Officer 2 · June 3, 1969
- ALLEN HARVEY ROBERTSONWarrant Officer 1 · June 3, 1969
- ANDREW CLAYTON ROSEPrivate First Class · June 3, 1969
Same unit, same day
- JIMMY DEAN CUMBEESpecialist Four · Panel 23W, Line 51
- LAWRENCE ANDREW FANELLASergeant · Panel 23W, Line 52
- SAMMY LOUIS MEAD JRSpecialist Four · Panel 23W, Line 54
- LONNIE DEAN MOORECorporal · Panel 23W, Line 55
- LARRY DEAN MCKENZIESergeant · Panel 23W, Line 56
- RODDIE LEE PERRYSpecialist Four · Panel 23W, Line 56
- JOHN RAYMOND TAYLORCorporal · Panel 23W, Line 59
- RANDALL RAY WHITESpecialist Four · Panel 23W, Line 60
From Murray
- GARY WILKINSONCorporal · June 23, 1968
- LARRY DELANO HOSFORDMajor · October 27, 1968
- RONALD SANDERS COLSONSpecialist Four · March 21, 1969
- EDWIN FRANKLIN SHOLARWarrant Officer 1 · June 4, 1969
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.