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DWIGHT SAMUEL DOUGLAS
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
February 18, 1950 – February 3, 1970
Service recordDwight Samuel Douglas, of Norfolk, Virginia, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on February 3, 1970, in Pleiku Province, South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 14W, Line 97 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 14W · Line 97
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
- Food Service Specialist (94B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 SIGNAL BDE
- Born
- February 18, 1950
- Home of record
- Norfolk, Virginia (Norfolk (City) County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 3, 1970
- Age
- 19
- Province
- Pleiku
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
15 names on the Wall carry the date February 3, 1970; two of them were lost in Pleiku Province. In February 1970, 569 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “1 SIGNAL BDE”, his unit in the record, lost 6 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 14W, Line 97
- JESSE CARL CREEKMOREStaff Sergeant · February 3, 1970
- DENNIS ALLEN HAINESSpecialist Four · February 3, 1970
- ANTHONY JOSEPH HAINS JRLance Corporal · February 3, 1970
- ADOCK VEISO JOHNSONPrivate · February 3, 1970
From Norfolk
- OSCAR BRANCH WESTON JRCaptain · March 23, 1961
- HUMBERT ROQUE VERSACECaptain · October 29, 1963
- WILLIAM LEROY SIEGRISTMaster Sergeant · December 30, 1964
- EDWARD RAY DODGESergeant Major · December 31, 1964
- WILLIAM N MILLERCaptain · November 12, 1965
- EDWARD J WILLIAMSPrivate First Class · January 11, 1966
- MONTE D BROOKSPrivate First Class · January 25, 1966
- JOHNNY PAUL PRICEPrivate First Class · February 9, 1966
- ROBERT LEE HOSKINS JRStaff Sergeant · February 26, 1966
- EVERETT ALVIN MCPHERSONMajor · March 18, 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.