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ELVIS WELDON OSBORNE JR
Sergeant · U.S. Army
October 19, 1951 – June 9, 1972
Service recordElvis Weldon Osborne JR, of Dallas, Texas, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on June 9, 1972, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 1W, Line 39 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1W · Line 39
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
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- October 19, 1951
- Home of record
- Dallas, Texas (Dallas County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 9, 1972
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
Four names on the Wall carry the date June 9, 1972; two of them were lost in Bình Dương Province. In June 1972, 88 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 8 of its members that month.
He died in Bình Dương Province while the Easter Offensive was under way. On 30 March 1972, North Vietnam launched its largest offensive since 1968, attacking across the DMZ, toward An Lộc and into the Central Highlands. By then few U.S. ground troops remained; American advisers and air power fought alongside the South Vietnamese.
Also on Panel 1W, Line 39
- RONALD EDWARD DOUGHTIEFirst Lieutenant · June 9, 1972
- JEFFREY ALAN MAURERSpecialist Four · June 9, 1972
- ROBERT ALLAN ROBERTSONCaptain · June 9, 1972
- STEPHEN WILLIAM LYNCHCaptain · June 10, 1972
Same unit, same day
- JEFFREY ALAN MAURERSpecialist Four · Panel 1W, Line 39
From Dallas
- GLENN MATTESONSecond Lieutenant · March 23, 1961
- CONDON HUNTER TERRYCaptain · June 27, 1963
- ROBERT DONALD WALKERCaptain · April 19, 1965
- LESLIE GENE KINGLieutenant Colonel · August 1, 1965
- DAVID JOHN THOMASCorporal · August 18, 1965
- TED WAYNE QUALLSLance Corporal · August 31, 1965
- GEORGE A WESTMaster Sergeant · September 17, 1965
- JAMES LOUIS FISHERPlatoon Sergeant · November 17, 1965
- JOSEPH CLINTON BRADYPrivate First Class · December 13, 1965
- RONALD GENE MCKINNEYSeaman · December 17, 1965
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.