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CHARLES MARTIN HASPER
First Lieutenant · U.S. Army
July 28, 1940 – January 17, 1964
Service recordCharles Martin Hasper, of Keokuk, Iowa, served as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He died on January 17, 1964, in South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 1E, Line 40 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1E · Line 40
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
- First Lieutenant (1LT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Air Observation Pilot (1981)
- Born
- July 28, 1940
- Home of record
- Keokuk, Iowa (Lee County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 17, 1964
- Age
- 23
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
Five names on the Wall carry the date January 17, 1964. In January 1964, 14 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 1E, Line 40
- HUGHIE DARELL ADAMSMajor · January 7, 1964
- CLEVELAND WILLIAM GORDONMajor · January 7, 1964
- VINCENT JOSEPH HICKMANCaptain · January 14, 1964
- CARL BERG MITCHELLMajor · January 14, 1964
From Keokuk
- GARREL LEE TEATSWORTHStaff Sergeant · April 20, 1967
- RICHARD JOHN RUDD JRPrivate First Class · April 21, 1968
- EARL WILLIAM MARLIN JRSpecialist Four · January 6, 1970
- STEVEN DOUGLAS MCDOWELLCorporal · February 9, 1971
- RICHARD NEIL CONCANNONChief Warrant Officer 2 · February 15, 1971
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.