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DAVID NEIL LARSON
Seaman · U.S. Navy
February 14, 1949 – August 8, 1972
Service recordDavid Neil Larson, of Wausa, Nebraska, served as a Seaman in the U.S. Navy. He died on August 8, 1972, offshore, South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 1W, Line 62 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1W · Line 62
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. Navy
- Rank
- Seaman (SN)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Seaman (SN)
- Born
- February 14, 1949
- Home of record
- Wausa, Nebraska (Knox County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 8, 1972
- Age
- 23
- Province
- Offshore
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Unknown
Context · from the records
What was happening
One name on the Wall carry the date August 8, 1972. In August 1972, 41 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
He died in South Vietnam while the Easter Offensive was under way. On 30 March 1972, North Vietnam launched its largest offensive since 1968, attacking across the DMZ, toward An Lộc and into the Central Highlands. By then few U.S. ground troops remained; American advisers and air power fought alongside the South Vietnamese.
Also on Panel 1W, Line 62
- CLYDE KEITH NELSONStaff Sergeant · August 9, 1972
- WILLIAM GARY CHANDLERCaptain · August 11, 1972
- PATRICK T MATHEWSCaptain · August 11, 1972
- JAMES JOSEPH SANSONESeaman · September 10, 1972
From Wausa
- MICKEY DON PEARSONSpecialist Four · May 6, 1970
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.