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DENNIS RAY HEERMAN
Sergeant · U.S. Army
December 16, 1949 – March 7, 1970
Service recordDennis Ray Heerman, of Coin, Iowa, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on March 7, 1970, in Ba Xugen Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 13W, Line 92 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 13W · Line 92
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
- Regular
- Occupation
- Military Police (95B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 188 MP CO 89 MP GRP 18 MP BDE
- Born
- December 16, 1949
- Home of record
- Coin, Iowa (Page County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 7, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Ba Xugen
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Vehicle Crash (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
23 names on the Wall carry the date March 7, 1970; he was the only one lost in Ba Xugen Province that day. In March 1970, 625 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 13W, Line 92
- ALBERT HENRY GATES JRCaptain · March 7, 1970
- PAUL JOSEPH JAMESWarrant Officer 1 · March 7, 1970
- JIMMIE JACK JONES JRSpecialist Five · March 7, 1970
- KAY KAZU KIMURAFirst Lieutenant · March 7, 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.