The Wall › Panel 14W › Alabama › Charles Terry Russell
CHARLES TERRY RUSSELL
Sergeant · U.S. Army
March 13, 1949 – January 21, 1970
Service recordCharles Terry Russell, of Florence, Alabama, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on January 21, 1970, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 14W, Line 55 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 14W · Line 55
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.
Remember
Did you know him? Family members and friends are invited to share a photograph or a memory. Nothing is posted until it has been reviewed.
Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- March 13, 1949
- Home of record
- Florence, Alabama (Lauderdale County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 21, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
30 names on the Wall carry the date January 21, 1970; he was the only one lost in Bình Dương Province that day. In January 1970, 529 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 47 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 14W, Line 55
- SCOTT JAMES RODERICKLance Corporal · January 21, 1970
- ROBERT HOYT RUGGLESPrivate First Class · January 21, 1970
- JEROME ROBERT SAINPrivate First Class · January 21, 1970
- JOHN BONAT STIZZAMajor · January 21, 1970
Same unit, same day
- WILLIAM WAYNE ONEILSpecialist Four · Panel 14W, Line 54
From Florence
- PHILLIP DON CHILDERSFirst Lieutenant · May 28, 1965
- FELIX DELOACH KING JRSecond Lieutenant · November 6, 1965
- SAMUEL EARL COKERPrivate · November 14, 1965
- ROBERT LEE MCCAIGSpecialist Four · May 8, 1966
- ROGER JERREL BRYANTPrivate First Class · November 12, 1966
- PAUL ONEAL BROWNStaff Sergeant · November 20, 1966
- JAMES LARRY EVANSFirst Lieutenant · March 22, 1967
- DANNY JOE WILSONPrivate First Class · August 18, 1966
- RICHARD J GLENNFirst Lieutenant · February 8, 1968
- EDWARD LEE BROCKSpecialist Four · May 6, 1968
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.