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CURTIS ALLEN RHODES
Captain · U.S. Army
November 26, 1941 – April 1, 1968
Service recordCurtis Allen Rhodes, of Swanton, Maryland, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on April 1, 1968, in Bien Hoa Province, South Vietnam, at age 26. His name is inscribed on Panel 47E, Line 36 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 47E · Line 36
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
- Captain (CPT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Ammunition Supply Officer (4514)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 INF DIV
- Born
- November 26, 1941
- Home of record
- Swanton, Maryland (Garrett County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 1, 1968
- Age
- 26
- Province
- Bien Hoa
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Burns/Smoke Inhalation
Context · from the records
What was happening
46 names on the Wall carry the date April 1, 1968; four of them were lost in Bien Hoa Province. In April 1968, 1,580 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 79 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 47E, Line 36
- JAMES HENRY MORGANSpecialist Four · April 1, 1968
- DARWIN BRUCE RIDENHOURStaff Sergeant · April 1, 1968
- PETER WILLIAM SHAGOVAC JRPrivate First Class · April 1, 1968
- ANTHONY SIMOESSpecialist Four · April 1, 1968
Same unit, same day
- DAVID ALDEN BRENNERStaff Sergeant · Panel 47E, Line 30
- ALEJANDRO DEJESUS-MUNOZSergeant First Class · Panel 47E, Line 31
- GARY BLUITT HARRISSergeant · Panel 47E, Line 32
- ROBERT ALLEN LULLAFirst Lieutenant · Panel 47E, Line 33
- MORTIMER LELANE OCONNORLieutenant Colonel · Panel 47E, Line 35
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.