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DAVID FRANCIS SKALA
Private First Class · U.S. Army
November 23, 1948 – February 18, 1970
Service recordDavid Francis Skala, of Canton, Ohio, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on February 18, 1970, in Pleiku Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 13W, Line 30 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 13W · Line 30
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 First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 4 INF DIV
- Born
- November 23, 1948
- Home of record
- Canton, Ohio (Stark County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 18, 1970
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Pleiku
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
27 names on the Wall carry the date February 18, 1970; he was the only one lost in Pleiku Province that day. In February 1970, 569 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 4th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 19 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 13W, Line 30
- PATRICK OWEN POMPELLASergeant · February 18, 1970
- ERIC WYCKOFF TAYLORWarrant Officer 1 · February 18, 1970
- RONAL LOYD WILLIAMSPrivate First Class · February 18, 1970
- THOMAS ALBERT WILLIAMSLance Corporal · February 18, 1970
From Canton
- JAMES PRESTON COATSSergeant · January 25, 1966
- WILLIAM HAROLD BORDNERLieutenant Colonel · February 16, 1966
- PAUL ALLEN HAINESLance Corporal · April 2, 1966
- JURIS PUDULSSpecialist Four · June 24, 1966
- RONALD K GRAYLance Corporal · June 25, 1966
- FRANK PAUL HUDAKPrivate First Class · August 25, 1966
- WILLIAM RICHARD MASTERSSpecialist Four · September 27, 1966
- THOMAS RALPH MURPHYFirst Lieutenant · November 6, 1966
- ROBERT LEE BORGERPrivate First Class · November 22, 1966
- JAMES NELSON WYMERPrivate First Class · December 15, 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.