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CALVIN JEROME LAYTON
Corporal · U.S. Army
October 29, 1949 – April 5, 1970
Service recordCalvin Jerome Layton, of Greenville, Mississippi, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on April 5, 1970, in Tay Ninh Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 12W, Line 97 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 12W · Line 97
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- October 29, 1949
- Home of record
- Greenville, Mississippi (Washington County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 5, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Tay Ninh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
23 names on the Wall carry the date April 5, 1970; nine of them were lost in Tây Ninh Province. In April 1970, 730 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 78 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 12W, Line 97
- EUGENE PAUL GEEStaff Sergeant · April 5, 1970
- RAYMOND CHARLES GRAVER JRSpecialist Four · April 5, 1970
- RAYMOND MILLER GREENEFirst Lieutenant · April 5, 1970
- OLAN JOSEPH HOWECaptain · April 5, 1970
Same unit, same day
- LAWRENCE CARROLL BIGELOWSergeant · Panel 12W, Line 95
- DAVID RUSSELL BORZYCHSergeant · Panel 12W, Line 95
- CHARLES MICHAEL COBBCorporal · Panel 12W, Line 96
- EUGENE PAUL GEEStaff Sergeant · Panel 12W, Line 97
- JOHN WILLARD ROHRFirst Lieutenant · Panel 12W, Line 98
- STEVEN MICHAEL TORREYCorporal · Panel 12W, Line 99
From Greenville
- LAWRENCE BEVERLY MCCLOUDPrivate First Class · February 27, 1966
- RANDOLPH DAVISSergeant · November 3, 1966
- ANTHONY THOMASSpecialist Four · February 9, 1967
- ROBERT FRANK QUINNSpecialist Four · May 1, 1967
- THOMAS MURL JAGGERSCorporal · May 4, 1967
- CHARLES MILTONSpecialist Four · September 19, 1967
- LEROY WILLIAMSStaff Sergeant · September 25, 1967
- THOMAS BARRY ALLENSpecialist Four · November 22, 1967
- JAMES NOEL CLEMONSStaff Sergeant · December 23, 1967
- JERRY W ELLIOTTStaff Sergeant · January 21, 1968
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.