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CHARLES ALVA DALE
Major · U.S. Army
May 5, 1937 – June 9, 1965
Service recordCharles Alva Dale, of Phoenix, Arizona, served as a Major in the U.S. Army. He was lost on June 9, 1965, in An Xugen Province, South Vietnam, and was later declared dead. His name is inscribed on Panel 2E, Line 2 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 2E · Line 2
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
- Major (MAJ)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Unit (as recorded)
- US ARMY REP OF VIETNAM
- Born
- May 5, 1937
- Home of record
- Phoenix, Arizona (Maricopa County)
Casualty
- Date of loss
- June 9, 1965
- Province
- An Xugen
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Presumed Dead
- Circumstance
- Aircraft Crash — crew
- First reported
- Missing
- Remains
- Not recovered as of the 2008 DoD record
Context · from the records
What was happening
Six names on the Wall carry the date June 9, 1965; two of them were lost in An Xugen Province. In June 1965, 146 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
His remains had not been recovered when the 2008 record was compiled. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency continues to search for Americans still missing from the war; families can find case information through dpaa.mil.
Read the history
On the Wall
Also on Panel 2E, Line 2
- HAROLD KENNETH STEVENS JRLance Corporal · June 8, 1965
- DAVID STANLEY DEMMONStaff Sergeant · June 9, 1965
- EDWARD ALLAN JOSEPH OWNBYPetty Officer Second Class · June 9, 1965
- CHARLES DANIEL PIZZIPrivate First Class · June 9, 1965
From Phoenix
- DURWARD DEAN GOSNEYMajor · October 7, 1964
- WILBURN DANIEL FELKINSCorporal · July 30, 1965
- LEE E ANDERSONSergeant · September 19, 1965
- DERRELL BLACKBUR JEFFORDSColonel · December 24, 1965
- JOHNNY HOWARD GODFREYCaptain · January 11, 1966
- GEORGE A HOAGLAND IIIStaff Sergeant · January 29, 1966
- JACK LANDEN HIMESPrivate First Class · February 26, 1966
- ROY JOHN HIGGINS JRCorporal · March 5, 1966
- DARRELL LEE JOHNSONPrivate First Class · March 5, 1966
- WILLIAM O GOSSETTPrivate First Class · March 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.