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BRYAN THEOTIS KNIGHT
Private First Class · U.S. Army
September 16, 1948 – May 11, 1970
Service recordBryan Theotis Knight, of Buffalo, New York, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on May 11, 1970, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 10W, Line 18 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 10W · 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
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 101 AIRBORNE DIV
- Born
- September 16, 1948
- Home of record
- Buffalo, New York (Erie County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 11, 1970
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Grenade
Context · from the records
What was happening
22 names on the Wall carry the date May 11, 1970; six of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In May 1970, 917 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 101st Airborne Division, his unit in the record, lost 170 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 10W, Line 18
- GEORGE EDWARD FOGLEMANCorporal · May 11, 1970
- DAVID MICHAEL KOZAKSecond Lieutenant · May 11, 1970
- ALBERT MILBURNStaff Sergeant · May 11, 1970
- DAVID MUNOZSergeant · May 11, 1970
Same unit, same day
- GARY PAUL BAKERSergeant · Panel 10W, Line 16
- RAYMOND DEAN ELLISStaff Sergeant · Panel 10W, Line 17
- GEORGE EDWARD FOGLEMANCorporal · Panel 10W, Line 18
- ALBERT MILBURNStaff Sergeant · Panel 10W, Line 18
- DAVID MUNOZSergeant · Panel 10W, Line 18
- ROBERT LEE OCONNORStaff Sergeant · Panel 10W, Line 19
From Buffalo
- RICHARD MARION SROKACaptain · July 13, 1964
- KENNETH DAVID STANKIEWICZLance Corporal · August 18, 1965
- THEODORE ROOSEVELT CHAMBLEYStaff Sergeant · October 16, 1965
- HENRY JOHN PAWLICK JRSpecialist Four · November 7, 1965
- THOMAS GEORGE HENSONSpecialist Four · November 12, 1965
- WILBUR CURRY JRStaff Sergeant · November 15, 1965
- RICHARD P CORSONPrivate First Class · March 4, 1966
- HENRY JAMES DOSTERCorporal · March 5, 1966
- DUANE KENNETH HEISERPrivate First Class · March 15, 1966
- MICHAEL KELLY MCGUIREAirman · February 16, 1966
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.