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BRIAN ROBERT FOLEY
Staff Sergeant · U.S. Army
April 2, 1947 – February 7, 1971
Service recordBrian Robert Foley, of Clarence, New York, served as a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on February 7, 1971, in Long Khanh Province, South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 5W, Line 83 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 5W · Line 83
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
- Staff Sergeant (SSG)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantry Operations And Intelligence Specialist (11F)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- April 2, 1947
- Home of record
- Clarence, New York (Erie County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 7, 1971
- Age
- 23
- Province
- Long Khanh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
17 names on the Wall carry the date February 7, 1971; six of them were lost in Long Khanh Province. In February 1971, 387 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 31 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 5W, Line 83
- THOMAS PICKETT BYRD KINGFirst Lieutenant · February 7, 1971
- RICHARD STANLEY KULWICKISergeant · February 7, 1971
- WILLIAM ALAN LARGENTPrivate First Class · February 7, 1971
- GARY LEWISCorporal · February 7, 1971
Same unit, same day
- THEODORE RAYMOND MASONCorporal · Panel 5W, Line 82
- THOMAS PICKETT BYRD KINGFirst Lieutenant · Panel 5W, Line 83
- RICHARD STANLEY KULWICKISergeant · Panel 5W, Line 83
- BRUCE ALLAN VANDAMStaff Sergeant · Panel 5W, Line 85
- CHARLES E WITHERSPOONSergeant · Panel 5W, Line 85
- LEWIS RICKEY YATESSergeant · Panel 5W, Line 85
From Clarence
- CARL ARTHUR PAULINOPrivate First Class · June 18, 1968
- DAVID KARL ERENSTOFTWarrant Officer 1 · March 8, 1970
- DAVID HENRY LASSENSpecialist Four · April 1, 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.