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DONALD ORIN MCGRAW
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
December 4, 1950 – April 23, 1969
Service recordDonald Orin McGraw, of Cleveland, Ohio, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on April 23, 1969, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 18. His name is inscribed on Panel 26W, Line 31 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 26W · Line 31
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
- Aircraft Maintenance Apprentice (67A)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- December 4, 1950
- Home of record
- Cleveland, Ohio (Cuyahoga County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 23, 1969
- Age
- 18
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
42 names on the Wall carry the date April 23, 1969; nine of them were lost in Bình Dương Province. In April 1969, 1,023 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 35 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 26W, Line 31
- JULIAN DEAN DEDMANStaff Sergeant · April 23, 1969
- RICHARD PAUL DEXTRAZELance Corporal · April 23, 1969
- JAMES HARLOW DUNN IIIWarrant Officer 1 · April 23, 1969
- ALLAN DOUGLAS EYLERWarrant Officer 1 · April 23, 1969
Same unit, same day
- ROGER MARTIN AULD JRWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 26W, Line 29
- TROY DAVID FAULKNERSpecialist Five · Panel 26W, Line 32
- ARNOLD SANFORDCaptain · Panel 26W, Line 36
From Cleveland
- HAROLD E STRONG JRSergeant First Class · January 23, 1965
- KENNETH LEE DEAN JRCaptain · April 20, 1965
- BOBBY RUSSELLSergeant First Class · June 10, 1965
- THOMAS H BOTTSSergeant First Class · September 4, 1965
- LEONARD JOHN DADANTEFirst Lieutenant · September 9, 1965
- JOHN PAUL DUCHNOWSKILance Corporal · November 5, 1965
- LAVALLE ERNEST CARLTONPrivate First Class · November 8, 1965
- DONALD ROBERT CLARKCaptain · November 9, 1965
- DAVID LOUIS MENDOZASpecialist Four · November 17, 1965
- RICHARD KILLENSSpecialist Four · December 5, 1965
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.