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CLEVELAND E DYKES
Corporal · U.S. Army
October 23, 1948 – February 18, 1969
Service recordCleveland E Dykes, of Muskegon, Michigan, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on February 18, 1969, in Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 32W, Line 53 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 32W · Line 53
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
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 198 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- October 23, 1948
- Home of record
- Muskegon, Michigan (Muskegon County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 18, 1969
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Tin
- 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 February 18, 1969; four of them were lost in Quảng Tín Province. In February 1969, 1,304 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 198th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 24 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 32W, Line 53
- RODNEY MAX CHAPMANLieutenant Commander · February 18, 1969
- VIRGIL CARLYLE COMBSSpecialist Four · February 18, 1969
- JOHN PHILLIP COOKCorporal · February 18, 1969
- RALPH ELDON EBBSStaff Sergeant · February 18, 1969
Same unit, same day
- ULYSSES BATTLESergeant First Class · Panel 32W, Line 52
- JAMES VINCENT CAVANAUGHSpecialist Four · Panel 32W, Line 52
- DAVID Q PATTERSONSpecialist Four · Panel 32W, Line 56
From Muskegon
- LOUIS KENNETH KANAARCaptain · January 9, 1966
- RICHARD NORMAN GEREAUCaptain · March 5, 1966
- DONALD LEWIS KINGColonel · May 14, 1966
- JAMES ALLEN TAZELAARPrivate First Class · June 28, 1966
- DANIEL LEE EARLENBAUGHSpecialist Four · August 26, 1966
- ROBERT GAYLE DAVISONSergeant · December 17, 1966
- JAMES HARVEY HOPSONPrivate First Class · March 21, 1967
- ANTONIO RAMON PONCEPrivate First Class · November 12, 1967
- GERALD RAY HENDRICKSONCorporal · November 26, 1967
- DAVID ORVILLE KAMPCorporal · December 27, 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.