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CHARLIE CORBETT BENTON
Private · U.S. Army
November 19, 1950 – July 6, 1970
Service recordCharlie Corbett Benton, of Goldsboro, North Carolina, served as a Private in the U.S. Army. He died on July 6, 1970, in Binh Dinh Province, South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 9W, Line 123 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 9W · Line 123
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
- Private (PVT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Field Artillery Basic (13A)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 FIELD FORCE
- Born
- November 19, 1950
- Home of record
- Goldsboro, North Carolina (Wayne County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 6, 1970
- Age
- 19
- Province
- Binh Dinh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
11 names on the Wall carry the date July 6, 1970; three of them were lost in Bình Định Province. In July 1970, 495 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “1 FIELD FORCE”, his unit in the record, lost 10 of its members that month.
Read the history
On the Wall
Also on Panel 9W, Line 123
- RICHARD LEE SMITHMaster Sergeant · July 5, 1970
- FOREST MICHAEL STONESpecialist Four · July 5, 1970
- MICHAEL KARL WAYMIRESergeant · July 5, 1970
- HOWARD TYRONE BLEDSOECorporal · July 6, 1970
From Goldsboro
- DONALD EDWARD DANIELSSpecialist Four · February 14, 1966
- GEORGE HENRY WILKINSCommander · July 11, 1966
- CASCO DEVAUGHN HOWELLPrivate · July 20, 1966
- MURRAY LYMAN BORDENMajor · October 13, 1966
- JOSEPH M GRANTHAM IIIPrivate First Class · May 19, 1967
- RICHARD VERNON RIGGSStaff Sergeant · May 14, 1968
- BOBBY RAY LANEPrivate · June 18, 1968
- EDMOND RAY TOLERPrivate First Class · August 13, 1968
- EDGAR FELTON DAVISLieutenant Colonel · September 17, 1968
- DAN LAVERNE JENKINSLance Corporal · January 29, 1969
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.