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CHARLES L KELLY
Major · U.S. Army
April 10, 1925 – July 1, 1964
Service recordCharles L Kelly, of Warm Springs, Georgia, served as a Major in the U.S. Army. He died on July 1, 1964, in South Vietnam, at age 39. His name is inscribed on Panel 1E, Line 57 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1E · Line 57
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Major (MAJ)
- Service
- Regular
- Unit (as recorded)
- 57 MED DET
- Born
- April 10, 1925
- Home of record
- Warm Springs, Georgia (Meriwether County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 1, 1964
- Age
- 39
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
One name on the Wall carry the date July 1, 1964. In July 1964, 17 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 1E, Line 57
- GABRIEL RALPH ALAMOMaster Sergeant · July 6, 1964
- JOHN LUCIUS HOUSTONSergeant · July 6, 1964
- LEONARD WAYNE LOCKARDSpecialist Five · July 10, 1964
- THOMAS HENRY MAULTSBY JRSergeant First Class · July 10, 1964
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.