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DONALD LEON BRAMAN
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
August 1, 1941 – January 2, 1963
Service recordDonald Leon Braman, of Mystic, Connecticut, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on January 2, 1963, in South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 1E, Line 15 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1E · Line 15
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
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Oh-13/Oh-23 Helicopter Repairman (67M)
- Born
- August 1, 1941
- Home of record
- Mystic, Connecticut (New London County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 2, 1963
- Age
- 21
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
Three names on the Wall carry the date January 2, 1963. In January 1963, 14 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 1E, Line 15
- CHARLES EDWARD HOLLOWAYChief Warrant Officer 2 · December 22, 1962
- JACK MCBRIDE LISLESergeant First Class · January 1, 1963
- WILLIAM LEANDER DEALSergeant · January 2, 1963
- KENNETH NEWLON GOODCaptain · January 2, 1963
From Mystic
- HOWARD CLINTON ROBINSONPrivate First Class · October 27, 1966
- PETER DEAN HESFORDMajor · March 21, 1968
- CHARLES EDWIN BRAY JRSpecialist Five · July 9, 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.