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DAVID ANTHONY GRILLY
Corporal · U.S. Army
September 29, 1950 – June 7, 1969
Service recordDavid Anthony Grilly, of Fresno, California, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on June 7, 1969, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 18. His name is inscribed on Panel 23W, Line 100 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 23W · Line 100
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
- Regular
- Occupation
- Tactical Wire Operations Specialist (36K)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 INF DIV
- Born
- September 29, 1950
- Home of record
- Fresno, California (Fresno County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 7, 1969
- Age
- 18
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
70 names on the Wall carry the date June 7, 1969; he was the only one lost in Bình Dương Province that day. In June 1969, 1,246 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 60 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 23W, Line 100
- KENNETH LAVERNE FORDTechnical Sergeant · June 7, 1969
- TERRELL GIBSONSergeant First Class · June 7, 1969
- DALE EUGENE GRIFFITHCorporal · June 7, 1969
- CURTIS LYNN HENDRICKSONSeaman · June 7, 1969
Same unit, same day
- WAYNE R BURRAGESergeant · Panel 23W, Line 97
- SHELDON WAYNE HICKSStaff Sergeant · Panel 23W, Line 101
From Fresno
- FRANK DUVALL WILLIAMSSpecialist Five · December 11, 1964
- HENRY THOMAS LUNAPrivate First Class · November 17, 1965
- CARL MICHAEL HUMESpecialist Four · November 17, 1965
- DANNY JAY MCGRIFFPrivate First Class · February 28, 1966
- MICHAEL B MAULDINPrivate First Class · May 17, 1966
- DONALD THEODORE ERICKSONStaff Sergeant · August 2, 1966
- JOE MAGDALENO BALLIN JRLance Corporal · September 16, 1966
- MANUEL AVILA JRPetty Officer Third Class · November 12, 1966
- VICENTE ZUNIGASpecialist Four · December 21, 1966
- MICHAEL R BROWNPrivate First Class · December 29, 1966
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.