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DONALD JAY FILLERS
Captain · U.S. Army
March 8, 1939 – May 28, 1965
Service recordDonald Jay Fillers, of Greeneville, Tennessee, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on May 28, 1965, in South Vietnam, at age 26. His name is inscribed on Panel 1E, Line 125 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1E · Line 125
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Captain (CPT)
- Service
- Regular
- Born
- March 8, 1939
- Home of record
- Greeneville, Tennessee (Greene County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 28, 1965
- Age
- 26
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
14 names on the Wall carry the date May 28, 1965. In May 1965, 89 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 1E, Line 125
- DOYLE WILMER LYNNCommander · May 27, 1965
- PHILLIP DON CHILDERSFirst Lieutenant · May 28, 1965
- GEORGE HOWARD FRAZEE JRSergeant · May 28, 1965
- JAMES JOSEPH MASOTTICaptain · May 28, 1965
From Greeneville
- WILLIAM CUTSHAWPrivate First Class · January 17, 1966
- ROBERT MASONLance Corporal · September 6, 1967
- CHARLES OTTIS NEALSergeant · October 10, 1967
- JAMES DANIEL KELLEYPrivate First Class · September 19, 1968
- HAROLD CLIFFORD STILLSPrivate First Class · December 6, 1968
- ROBERT LEE ALEXANDERLieutenant Colonel · October 31, 1969
- DONNIE JAY SWATSELLPrivate First Class · February 2, 1970
- RAE KELLAND RIPPETOELance Corporal · November 14, 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.