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ELIJAH GOAR TOLLETT JR
Major · U.S. Air Force
August 30, 1930 – January 12, 1966
Service recordElijah Goar Tollett JR, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, served as a Major in the U.S. Air Force. He died on January 12, 1966, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 35. His name is inscribed on Panel 4E, Line 68 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 4E · Line 68
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. Air Force
- Rank
- Major (MAJ)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Born
- August 30, 1930
- Home of record
- Chattanooga, Tennessee (Hamilton County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 12, 1966
- Age
- 35
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Aircraft Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
11 names on the Wall carry the date January 12, 1966; four of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In January 1966, 401 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 4E, Line 68
- WARREN LESTER ANDERSONCaptain · January 13, 1966
- BAXTER COLIDGE CARROLLPlatoon Sergeant · January 13, 1966
- GEORGE WARREN CRIPPSSpecialist Four · January 13, 1966
- BYRON HUGH CROTWELLStaff Sergeant · January 13, 1966
From Chattanooga
- JIMMY RICHARD GRIFFINSergeant · March 22, 1963
- GEORGE WILLIS MARTINSergeant First Class · October 11, 1964
- ARTHUR EUGENE NORMANAirman Second Class · January 16, 1965
- GLENN HOWELL KELLEYSpecialist Five · February 10, 1965
- JAMES T GRAYSergeant · April 24, 1965
- VIRGIL KIRKLAND JRSpecialist Four · November 12, 1965
- KENNETH LEON STANCILChief Warrant Officer 2 · December 28, 1965
- RAPHNELL J MERONEYSergeant · January 29, 1966
- BILLY BROWN DAYPrivate · February 22, 1966
- CLAIBORNE PARKS MCCALLFirst Lieutenant · June 17, 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.