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DOUGLAS JAMES LEMAIRE
Warrant Officer 1 · U.S. Army
September 22, 1943 – January 10, 1968
Service recordDouglas James Lemaire, of Taunton, Massachusetts, served as a Warrant Officer 1 in the U.S. Army. He died on January 10, 1968, in Binh Dinh Province, South Vietnam, at age 24. His name is inscribed on Panel 34E, Line 22 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 34E · Line 22
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
- Warrant Officer 1 (WO1)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Helicopter Pilot, Utility And Light Cargo Single Rotor (062B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- September 22, 1943
- Home of record
- Taunton, Massachusetts (Bristol County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 10, 1968
- Age
- 24
- Province
- Binh Dinh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
70 names on the Wall carry the date January 10, 1968; four of them were lost in Bình Định Province. In January 1968, 1,546 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 110 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 34E, Line 22
- JOEL FREDERICK KOESTERCorporal · January 10, 1968
- LAMAR ALVIS LAWSONPrivate First Class · January 10, 1968
- ANTHONY JOSEPH LEDERERSergeant · January 10, 1968
- JOSE ADORO MANZANARESSergeant · January 10, 1968
Same unit, same day
- PAUL L BERRYWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 34E, Line 14
- ROBERT PAUL HAINSpecialist Five · Panel 34E, Line 19
- JERRY WAYNE KIZZIAHSpecialist Four · Panel 34E, Line 21
From Taunton
- WILLIAM CAMPBELL MURPHYSecond Lieutenant · October 5, 1965
- JOHN JAMES RAYMONDStaff Sergeant · February 15, 1967
- JAMES EDWARD HENRYSergeant · March 26, 1967
- DAVID ANTHONY FRANCISPrivate First Class · August 21, 1967
- EDWARD JAMES ANDRADECorporal · September 2, 1967
- RAYMOND ROLAND LAPOINTELance Corporal · September 10, 1967
- RONALD RODERICKCorporal · February 4, 1968
- WAYNE THOMAS SEVERINOCorporal · February 16, 1968
- JOHN JOSEPH DONAHUEPetty Officer Third Class · May 28, 1968
- EDWARD JAMES DULLPrivate First Class · August 21, 1968
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.