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CHARLES LLOYD RIDDLE
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
October 22, 1945 – February 1, 1970
Service recordCharles Lloyd Riddle, of Dallas, Texas, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on February 1, 1970, in Binh Dinh Province, South Vietnam, at age 24. His name is inscribed on Panel 14W, Line 90 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 14W · 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
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Welder (44C)
- Unit (as recorded)
- HHC 299 ENG BN 937 ENG GRP 18 ENG BDE
- Born
- October 22, 1945
- Home of record
- Dallas, Texas (Dallas County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 1, 1970
- Age
- 24
- Province
- Binh Dinh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
21 names on the Wall carry the date February 1, 1970; he was the only one lost in Bình Định Province that day. In February 1970, 569 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 14W, Line 90
- GEORGE DALE HARPERPrivate First Class · February 1, 1970
- JOHN MICHAEL KOENIGSergeant · February 1, 1970
- RAYMOND NELSON PELKEYSpecialist Four · February 1, 1970
- THOMAS JOHN PROTACKSergeant · February 1, 1970
From Dallas
- GLENN MATTESONSecond Lieutenant · March 23, 1961
- CONDON HUNTER TERRYCaptain · June 27, 1963
- ROBERT DONALD WALKERCaptain · April 19, 1965
- LESLIE GENE KINGLieutenant Colonel · August 1, 1965
- DAVID JOHN THOMASCorporal · August 18, 1965
- TED WAYNE QUALLSLance Corporal · August 31, 1965
- GEORGE A WESTMaster Sergeant · September 17, 1965
- JAMES LOUIS FISHERPlatoon Sergeant · November 17, 1965
- JOSEPH CLINTON BRADYPrivate First Class · December 13, 1965
- RONALD GENE MCKINNEYSeaman · December 17, 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.