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CARL WAYNE PHILLIPS
Private First Class · U.S. Army
October 2, 1942 – November 19, 1966
Service recordCarl Wayne Phillips, of Indianapolis, Indiana, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on November 19, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 24. His name is inscribed on Panel 12E, Line 90 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 12E · Line 90
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
- Field Artillery Basic (13A)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 INF DIV
- Born
- October 2, 1942
- Home of record
- Indianapolis, Indiana (Marion County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- November 19, 1966
- Age
- 24
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Unknown
Context · from the records
What was happening
37 names on the Wall carry the date November 19, 1966. In November 1966, 641 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 77 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 12E, Line 90
- JAMES OHLINGERPrivate First Class · November 19, 1966
- CHARLES THOMAS OWENSpecialist Four · November 19, 1966
- HOMER LEFTERAGE PEASEMajor · November 19, 1966
- FRANKIE LEON PRIESTSpecialist Four · November 19, 1966
Same unit, same day
- CHARLES THOMAS OWENSpecialist Four · Panel 12E, Line 90
From Indianapolis
- JAMES EDWARD CAUGHEYSpecialist Four · August 14, 1964
- CLARENCE LEROY COLEMANSpecialist Five · February 10, 1965
- IVAN RAY SMITHPrivate First Class · May 13, 1965
- KENNETH LEROY REEDStaff Sergeant · June 12, 1965
- JOHN POWERS DAVISSpecialist Five · July 21, 1965
- CURLEY SHERELS JRCorporal · August 18, 1965
- ALVIN CARVER FORNEYCorporal · September 1, 1965
- WILLIAM LARRIE HUNTPrivate First Class · November 6, 1965
- THOMAS CURTIS METSKERCaptain · November 14, 1965
- VILIS LISMENTSCorporal · November 22, 1965
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.