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CHARLES MARSHALL BRADFORD
Private First Class · U.S. Army
September 28, 1945 – October 4, 1966
Service recordCharles Marshall Bradford, of Newport, Kentucky, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on October 4, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 11E, Line 43 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 11E · Line 43
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- September 28, 1945
- Home of record
- Newport, Kentucky (Campbell County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- October 4, 1966
- Age
- 21
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
25 names on the Wall carry the date October 4, 1966. In October 1966, 516 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 55 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 11E, Line 43
- HAROLD HERMAN HIRTLEMaster Sergeant · October 3, 1966
- GEORGE W ALEXANDER JRPrivate First Class · October 4, 1966
- JOHN THOMAS BIRDSpecialist Four · October 4, 1966
- FRANCIS HENRY BISSAILLONCaptain · October 4, 1966
Same unit, same day
- JOHN THOMAS BIRDSpecialist Four · Panel 11E, Line 43
- HENRY LEE CREEKPrivate First Class · Panel 11E, Line 44
- SAM WEBSTER DAILYStaff Sergeant · Panel 11E, Line 44
- JOHNNIE LINCOLN DANIELCaptain · Panel 11E, Line 44
- RONALD EUGENE LEWISPrivate First Class · Panel 11E, Line 45
- JAMES GARRIS LITTSPrivate First Class · Panel 11E, Line 45
- HOMER LEE PICKETTSergeant · Panel 11E, Line 46
- RICHARD MICHAEL PROCIVStaff Sergeant · Panel 11E, Line 46
- ARMANDO RAMOSSergeant First Class · Panel 11E, Line 46
- DONALD ALLEN SMITH JRPrivate First Class · Panel 11E, Line 47
- KENNETH WADE WESTFirst Lieutenant · Panel 11E, Line 48
From Newport
- CHARLES FREDERICK SWOPECaptain · November 9, 1966
- JAY C TIPTONLance Corporal · November 22, 1966
- GARY STEPHEN JORDANPrivate First Class · February 24, 1967
- EDWARD ARTHUR SMITHPrivate First Class · June 17, 1967
- CLARENCE HALLSpecialist Four · November 20, 1967
- PATRICK EARL BLAGGPrivate First Class · April 12, 1969
- TROY EVERETT POWELLLance Corporal · May 2, 1969
- JOHN EDWARD COTTINGHAMPrivate · September 23, 1969
- THOMAS JOSEPH BERNINGLance Corporal · June 2, 1970
- GARY LEE SCHNEIDERStaff Sergeant · July 14, 1970
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.