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DENNIS LEROY NELSON
Corporal · U.S. Army
April 7, 1945 – May 20, 1966
Service recordDennis Leroy Nelson, of Clearbrook, Minnesota, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on May 20, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 7E, Line 90 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 7E · Line 90
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
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 101 AIRBORNE DIV
- Born
- April 7, 1945
- Home of record
- Clearbrook, Minnesota (Clearwater County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 20, 1966
- Age
- 21
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
18 names on the Wall carry the date May 20, 1966. In May 1966, 595 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 101st Airborne Division, his unit in the record, lost 27 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 7E, Line 90
- FRANKLIN DELANO WATERSTechnical Sergeant · May 19, 1966
- GENE MILTON LUTZLance Corporal · May 20, 1966
- GILLIAM MOOREPrivate First Class · May 20, 1966
- CARTER REDMONDPrivate · May 20, 1966
- JAMES HARRISON REESEPrivate · May 20, 1966
From Clearbrook
- GERALD BENNETT BAGAASONPrivate First Class · September 9, 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.