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CHESTER RANDY ODOM III
Private · U.S. Army
October 28, 1947 – March 31, 1971
Service recordChester Randy Odom III, of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, served as a Private in the U.S. Army. He died on March 31, 1971, in Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 4W, Line 88 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 4W · Line 88
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 (PV1)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- C CO 52 INF 23 DIV 1 BN
- Born
- October 28, 1947
- Home of record
- Winston-Salem, North Carolina (Forsyth County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 31, 1971
- Age
- 23
- Province
- Quang Ngai
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Unknown
Context · from the records
What was happening
14 names on the Wall carry the date March 31, 1971; he was the only one lost in Quảng Ngãi Province that day. In March 1971, 429 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
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On the Wall
Also on Panel 4W, Line 88
- CARL BARRY MCGEEFirst Lieutenant · March 28, 1971
- LARRY WILLIAM MCKEESergeant · March 28, 1971
- WILLIAM JOHN MILCOSpecialist Four · March 28, 1971
- LAYMON PALMERPrivate First Class · March 28, 1971
- STEVEN DALE PLATHPrivate · March 28, 1971
From Winston-Salem
- JAMES WALTER FLOYDPrivate First Class · October 10, 1965
- RICHARD KENNETH JORDANCaptain · October 22, 1965
- JOHN CONNOR JRStaff Sergeant · February 12, 1966
- EUGENE GERALD ARMSTRONG JRChief Warrant Officer 4 · May 1, 1966
- LARRY RAYMOND LAMBERTPrivate First Class · September 11, 1966
- GARY GRANT RUSHINGPrivate First Class · October 27, 1966
- DOUGLAS WAYNE LEECorporal · March 26, 1967
- WALTER EARL MUNNSLance Corporal · March 27, 1967
- KENNETH MAURICE BURNETTPrivate First Class · April 11, 1967
- CLYDE ULAND MITCHELLCorporal · May 18, 1967
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.