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DONALD FRED WOOD
First Lieutenant · U.S. Army
March 17, 1940 – August 19, 1969
Service recordDonald Fred Wood, of Smithland, Iowa, served as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He died on August 19, 1969, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 29. His name is inscribed on Panel 19W, Line 76 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 19W · Line 76
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
- First Lieutenant (1LT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Infantry Unit Commander (1542)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 INF DIV
- Born
- March 17, 1940
- Home of record
- Smithland, Iowa (Woodbury County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 19, 1969
- Age
- 29
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
57 names on the Wall carry the date August 19, 1969; five of them were lost in Bình Dương Province. In August 1969, 962 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 41 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 19W, Line 76
- LEONARD JAMES ZIGALLATechnical Sergeant · August 19, 1969
- RICHARD PATRICK ALBERTCorporal · August 20, 1969
- THOMAS WAYNE BAZEMOREPrivate First Class · August 20, 1969
- LESTER J BRANTLEYStaff Sergeant · August 20, 1969
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.