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DAVID FRANK NIDEVER
Major · U.S. Army
April 25, 1935 – March 30, 1971
Service recordDavid Frank Nidever, of Fresno, California, served as a Major in the U.S. Army. He died on March 30, 1971, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 35. His name is inscribed on Panel 4W, Line 94 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 4W · Line 94
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
- Major (MAJ)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Nuclear Weapons Employment Specialist, Fa Unit Commander (51193)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 101 AIRBORNE DIV
- Born
- April 25, 1935
- Home of record
- Fresno, California (Fresno County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 30, 1971
- Age
- 35
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — Passenger (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
12 names on the Wall carry the date March 30, 1971; four of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In March 1971, 429 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 101st Airborne Division, his unit in the record, lost 77 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 4W, Line 94
- AMADO ALANIZ JRLance Corporal · March 30, 1971
- TERRY LEE BOSWORTHCorporal · March 30, 1971
- DEWITT WILCOX BROWN IIIFirst Lieutenant · March 30, 1971
- RONALD CLEVELANDSpecialist Four · March 30, 1971
Same unit, same day
- ROBERT JOSEPH SKEWESPrivate First Class · Panel 4W, Line 95
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.