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DENNIS J TULLER
Private First Class · U.S. Army
August 25, 1947 – February 12, 1966
Service recordDennis J Tuller, of Martinez, California, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on February 12, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 18. His name is inscribed on Panel 5E, Line 28 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 5E · Line 28
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
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- August 25, 1947
- Home of record
- Martinez, California (Contra Costa County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 12, 1966
- Age
- 18
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
12 names on the Wall carry the date February 12, 1966. In February 1966, 513 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 123 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 5E, Line 28
- THOMAS HENRY RHODESPrivate First Class · February 12, 1966
- RICHARD GEORGE THOMASSergeant · February 12, 1966
- ROGER ALLEN BISESpecialist Four · February 13, 1966
- LEONARD DAVID FORDPrivate · February 13, 1966
Same unit, same day
- RONALD WAYNE HOBBSSpecialist Four · Panel 5E, Line 26
- RICHARD GEORGE THOMASSergeant · Panel 5E, Line 28
From Martinez
- RONALD CHRIS BRESHEARSSergeant · December 28, 1967
- HARRISON LEROY HALEYCaptain · May 26, 1968
- CRAIG STEVEN PETTITHospitalman · May 31, 1968
- JAMES KEITH KNUTSONSpecialist Four · August 15, 1968
- JERRY CLAYTON ROBBINSStaff Sergeant · March 7, 1969
- MICHAEL RAYMOND COLLINSLieutenant · March 4, 1971
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.