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CHARLES ALLEN DAVIDSON
Corporal · U.S. Army
January 11, 1950 – May 8, 1970
Service recordCharles Allen Davidson, of Tucson, Arizona, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on May 8, 1970, in Cambodia, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 11W, Line 130 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 11W · Line 130
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 4 INF DIV
- Born
- January 11, 1950
- Home of record
- Tucson, Arizona (Pima County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 8, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Country
- Cambodia
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
35 names on the Wall carry the date May 8, 1970. In May 1970, 917 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 4th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 42 of its members that month.
He died in Cambodia while the Cambodian incursion was under way. From 29 April to 30 June 1970, U.S. and South Vietnamese forces crossed into Cambodia to attack North Vietnamese base areas and supply caches; the announcement set off campus protests, including at Kent State.
Also on Panel 11W, Line 130
- SHELBY M CARTERCorporal · May 8, 1970
- JAMES MARK DAVISSergeant · May 8, 1970
- CARL DEAN DIXONPrivate First Class · May 8, 1970
- HARRY GREGG FLIEGERSergeant · May 8, 1970
Same unit, same day
- HARRY GREGG FLIEGERSergeant · Panel 11W, Line 130
- PATRICK ERNEST HENNENSergeant · Panel 11W, Line 131
- RICHARD ALAN MATHEISCorporal · Panel 10W, Line 1
- ROBERT EARLE MINCEYCaptain · Panel 10W, Line 1
- JOHNNIE PICKENS JRSergeant · Panel 10W, Line 3
- THOMAS GARY STANDLEYCorporal · Panel 10W, Line 3
From Tucson
- JAMES ATLEE WHEELERCaptain · April 18, 1965
- VICTOR BRUCE KELLEYCaptain · April 28, 1965
- JOHN PATRICK BURNSPrivate First Class · July 7, 1965
- LAWRENCE WILLIAM JORDANLance Corporal · July 30, 1965
- MAX DUANE LUKENBACHCommander · December 22, 1965
- BOB CLARENCE HUNT JRSpecialist Four · January 29, 1966
- CLYDE L NORVELLE JRWarrant Officer 1 · March 30, 1966
- JAMES RILEY HOWELLCorporal · May 12, 1966
- DAVID WILLIAM JOHNSTONPrivate First Class · May 29, 1966
- WARREN ORISON KNEPPER JRSergeant · June 24, 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.