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DANIEL GEORGE DAWSON
Captain · U.S. Army
July 23, 1938 – November 6, 1964
Service recordDaniel George Dawson, of Ft Bragg, California, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He was lost on November 6, 1964, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, and was later declared dead. His name is inscribed on Panel 1E, Line 71 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1E · Line 71
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
- Reserve / National Guard
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- July 23, 1938
- Home of record
- Ft Bragg, California (Mendocino County)
Casualty
- Date of loss
- November 6, 1964
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Presumed Dead
- Circumstance
- Aircraft Crash — crew
- First reported
- Missing
- Remains
- Not recovered as of the 2008 DoD record
Context · from the records
What was happening
One name on the Wall carry the date November 6, 1964; he was the only one lost in Bình Dương Province that day. In November 1964, 19 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
His remains had not been recovered when the 2008 record was compiled. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency continues to search for Americans still missing from the war; families can find case information through dpaa.mil.
Read the history
Also on Panel 1E, Line 71
- THOMAS DANIEL WHITLOCKLieutenant Colonel · November 1, 1964
- HERIBERTO ARNALDO GARCIACaptain · November 8, 1964
- DARL RUSSELL BLOOMCaptain · November 13, 1964
- DONALD EUGENE SMITHSergeant First Class · November 13, 1964
From Ft Bragg
- LOUIS CHRIS SCHLOTEPetty Officer First Class · April 16, 1968
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.