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EDWARD LUCAS JAMES II
Sergeant · U.S. Army
September 29, 1948 – June 12, 1970
Service recordEdward Lucas James II, of Louisville, Kentucky, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on June 12, 1970, in Tay Ninh Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 9W, Line 47 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 9W · Line 47
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
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Field Artillery Basic (13A)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 25 INF DIV
- Born
- September 29, 1948
- Home of record
- Louisville, Kentucky (Jefferson County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 12, 1970
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Tay Ninh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Vehicle Crash (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
15 names on the Wall carry the date June 12, 1970; he was the only one lost in Tây Ninh Province that day. In June 1970, 560 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 25th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 62 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 9W, Line 47
- JAMES DAVID CRAWFORDLance Corporal · June 12, 1970
- DAVID LEE EXPrivate First Class · June 12, 1970
- JAMES TAYLOR GLADDEN JRPetty Officer Second Class · June 12, 1970
- STEPHEN EDWARD KRAJESKISergeant · June 12, 1970
From Louisville
- FERGUS COLEMAN GROVES IICaptain · February 2, 1962
- ROBERT SHERMAN MOSIERSpecialist Five · February 10, 1965
- DON IRA WILLIAMSONColonel · October 24, 1964
- DONALD GORDON RADCLIFFMajor · August 18, 1965
- LEE ROY JAMESGunnery Sergeant · September 5, 1965
- JERRY DWAYNE UNDERWOODPrivate First Class · September 18, 1965
- GARY LOUIS DOWELLCorporal · October 27, 1965
- THOMAS EDWARD THAYER JRSergeant Major · November 8, 1965
- BOBBY LEE FAVORSSergeant · February 4, 1966
- KENNETH RUSHPrivate First Class · February 7, 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.