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DAVID RUSSELL BRANSON
Sergeant · U.S. Army
October 17, 1946 – November 4, 1969
Service recordDavid Russell Branson, of Franklin, Ohio, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on November 4, 1969, in Phuoc Long Province, South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 16W, Line 27 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 16W · Line 27
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
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- October 17, 1946
- Home of record
- Franklin, Ohio (Warren County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- November 4, 1969
- Age
- 23
- Province
- Phuoc Long
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Grenade
Context · from the records
What was happening
36 names on the Wall carry the date November 4, 1969; two of them were lost in Phuoc Long Province. In November 1969, 660 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 74 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 16W, Line 27
- JOHN PATRICK BRADY JRSpecialist Four · November 4, 1969
- ALFONSO ROQUE CASTROCaptain · November 4, 1969
- JIM RAY CAVENDERChief Warrant Officer 3 · November 4, 1969
- HARRY JAY COATES JRMajor · November 4, 1969
- EDUARDO RIVERA-PAGANSpecialist Four · November 4, 1969
Same unit, same day
- PETER MICHAEL CONNORFirst Lieutenant · Panel 16W, Line 28
- ROBERT DUANE HARRISSpecialist Four · Panel 16W, Line 29
- ROBERTO JAVIER MACIASSpecialist Five · Panel 16W, Line 30
From Franklin
- STEVE GRANT YOUNGSpecialist Four · May 6, 1966
- RICKEY LEAROY GILLUMPrivate First Class · January 18, 1967
- JONATHAN FAYE LOWMANPrivate First Class · May 20, 1967
- EDGAR BAKER JRPrivate First Class · March 21, 1968
- TERRY LEE HINKLECorporal · November 24, 1968
- CHARLES KEITH DAYSpecialist Four · January 11, 1969
- PAUL EDWARD GOONAN JRSpecialist Four · May 13, 1969
- FLOYD EDWARD BARBERSpecialist Four · May 28, 1969
- KENNETH LEE PERRYSpecialist Four · September 19, 1969
- DAVID WALTER WOODSSergeant · November 3, 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.