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DUANE CHARLES SCHELL
Staff Sergeant · U.S. Army
July 4, 1939 – September 18, 1965
Service recordDuane Charles Schell, of Spokane, Washington, served as a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on September 18, 1965, in South Vietnam, at age 26. His name is inscribed on Panel 2E, Line 89 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 2E · Line 89
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
- Staff Sergeant (SSG)
- Service
- Regular
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- July 4, 1939
- Home of record
- Spokane, Washington (Spokane County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- September 18, 1965
- Age
- 26
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
26 names on the Wall carry the date September 18, 1965. In September 1965, 150 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 11 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 2E, Line 89
- ROYNALD EDWARD TAYLORStaff Sergeant · September 18, 1965
- FRED ROST TICECaptain · September 18, 1965
- THOMAS JAMES TOLLIVERCaptain · September 18, 1965
- WALTER OTHO TRAMELStaff Sergeant · September 18, 1965
Same unit, same day
- LARRY LEE TRUESDALEStaff Sergeant · Panel 2E, Line 90
From Spokane
- TIMOTHY MICHAEL LANGFirst Lieutenant · August 30, 1963
- DELOSS WILLIAM ANDERSON JRPetty Officer First Class · September 8, 1964
- WALTER PIPER JRPrivate First Class · February 6, 1966
- CHARLES EUGENE ANDERSONSergeant · March 5, 1966
- MARK JEFFREY GARDELLAPrivate First Class · March 20, 1966
- WILLIAM RICHARD WESTSergeant · March 28, 1966
- WILL PAGE BARTON IIPrivate First Class · June 9, 1966
- JOSEPH RAYMOND ELLMANPrivate First Class · June 9, 1966
- RICHARD PAUL HOLIENSergeant · June 30, 1966
- ROBERT ELVIS STALLINGSPrivate First Class · July 22, 1966
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.