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CORNELIUS TERRY
Corporal · U.S. Army
October 23, 1949 – February 27, 1970
Service recordCornelius Terry, of West Point, Mississippi, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on February 27, 1970, in Hua Nghia Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 13W, Line 66 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 13W · Line 66
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)
- 25 INF DIV
- Born
- October 23, 1949
- Home of record
- West Point, Mississippi (Clay County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 27, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Hua Nghia
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Artillery/Mortar/Rocket
Context · from the records
What was happening
27 names on the Wall carry the date February 27, 1970; six of them were lost in Hua Nghia Province. In February 1970, 569 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 25th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 36 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 13W, Line 66
- JAMES DOWNING AALUNDSergeant · February 28, 1970
- DANIEL ALBERT ALEGREStaff Sergeant · February 28, 1970
- CHARLES RICHARD BAGGETTStaff Sergeant · February 28, 1970
- SHERMAN BOCHNEWETCH IIFirst Lieutenant · February 28, 1970
Same unit, same day
- DANNY CLARENCE BERRIERSergeant · Panel 13W, Line 61
- JAMES BENEDICT HEARDCorporal · Panel 13W, Line 62
- JESUS M ENCARNACION-COLONSergeant · Panel 13W, Line 64
- JAMES EDWARD PIVACorporal · Panel 13W, Line 64
- FRANK LYNN STATONCorporal · Panel 13W, Line 65
From West Point
- HUGH EDWIN SMITHPrivate First Class · August 16, 1967
- GEORGE RANDLE JRPrivate First Class · May 7, 1968
- IVY LOUIS BLAIRSergeant · May 12, 1968
- OLLIE JAMES DANIELPrivate First Class · April 6, 1969
- DONALD WAYNE PARMLEYHospitalman · August 25, 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.