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BILLY JOE RENFROW
Sergeant · U.S. Army
September 8, 1949 – October 2, 1969
Service recordBilly Joe Renfrow, of Winnsboro, Louisiana, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on October 2, 1969, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 17W, Line 31 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 17W · Line 31
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
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 INF DIV
- Born
- September 8, 1949
- Home of record
- Winnsboro, Louisiana
Casualty
- Date of death
- October 2, 1969
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
45 names on the Wall carry the date October 2, 1969; four of them were lost in Bình Dương Province. In October 1969, 600 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 17 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 17W, Line 31
- RONALD LEE MUNSONSpecialist Four · October 2, 1969
- KENNETH MORTON PRENTICEPetty Officer Second Class · October 2, 1969
- JOHN ARNOLD QUINNMajor · October 2, 1969
- FIDEL GARCIA SALAZARPetty Officer Second Class · October 2, 1969
Same unit, same day
- RONALD EDWIN HAGSTROMSpecialist Four · Panel 17W, Line 28
- WASHINGTON MORRIS LANGLEYSpecialist Four · Panel 17W, Line 29
From Winnsboro
- LEDELL WILLISPrivate First Class · June 26, 1966
- CLARENCE EDWARD ROLLENPrivate First Class · March 14, 1967
- EARL K EASTERLINGStaff Sergeant · April 22, 1967
- JOSHUA COLEMANSpecialist Five · April 16, 1970
- CHARLIE SINGLETON JRSergeant · July 9, 1970
- EDWARD TARVERLance Corporal · August 12, 1970
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.