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DANNY RAY BISHOP
Private · U.S. Army
June 23, 1950 – March 13, 1970
Service recordDanny Ray Bishop, of Abilene, Texas, served as a Private in the U.S. Army. He died on March 13, 1970, in Binh Dinh Province, South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 13W, Line 121 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 13W · Line 121
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 (PVT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Ch-34 Helicopter Repairman (67P)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 LOGISTIC CMD
- Born
- June 23, 1950
- Home of record
- Abilene, Texas (Multiple County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 13, 1970
- Age
- 19
- Province
- Binh Dinh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Vehicle Crash (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
19 names on the Wall carry the date March 13, 1970; four of them were lost in Bình Định Province. In March 1970, 625 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “1 LOGISTIC CMD”, his unit in the record, lost 7 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 13W, Line 121
- MITCHELL WILLIAM STOUTSergeant · March 12, 1970
- RAYMOND WILSON TEALStaff Sergeant · March 12, 1970
- VENEY EWELL THOMPSONSpecialist Four · March 12, 1970
- DAVID RUSSELL WELCHSergeant · March 12, 1970
From Abilene
- EDGAR LEWIS PETERSON JRPrivate First Class · September 18, 1965
- RAYES CISNEROS FLORESPrivate First Class · October 30, 1965
- FRANCISCO HERRERASergeant · March 29, 1966
- GREG WEAVERPrivate First Class · May 26, 1966
- RONALD GENE MCBETHPrivate First Class · June 25, 1966
- HENRY HARRISON DELANOMaster Sergeant · July 22, 1966
- JACKIE BURL HALLPrivate First Class · November 8, 1966
- WILLIAM P YARBROUGH JRCommander · January 19, 1967
- RONALD JAMES DEXTERSergeant Major · June 3, 1967
- SAM TRINIDAD CURIELLance Corporal · September 6, 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.