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ERIC GARY HEROLD
Captain · U.S. Army
June 10, 1947 – November 12, 1971
Service recordEric Gary Herold, of Seattle, Washington, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on November 12, 1971, in Vinh Long Province, South Vietnam, at age 24. His name is inscribed on Panel 2W, Line 66 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 2W · Line 66
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
- Captain (CPT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Intelligence Staff Officer (G2,a2,s2) (9301)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- June 10, 1947
- Home of record
- Seattle, Washington (King County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- November 12, 1971
- Age
- 24
- Province
- Vinh Long
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
Three names on the Wall carry the date November 12, 1971; he was the only one lost in Vinh Long Province that day. In November 1971, 109 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 18 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 2W, Line 66
- DANNY THOMAS JETTSpecialist Five · November 11, 1971
- PAULINO FRANC JIMENEZ-ROIGPrivate First Class · November 11, 1971
- WILLIAM ELVIN SUMMERSFirst Sergeant · November 11, 1971
- ROGER DALE DAVENPORTPrivate First Class · November 12, 1971
From Seattle
- RICHARD WEBB GEYERMajor · July 6, 1963
- HARRY ALLEN WALLINGSergeant · June 19, 1964
- WILLIAM ROBERT HAMLINSpecialist Five · December 8, 1964
- BERNARD WAYNE DIBBERTLieutenant Colonel · June 1, 1965
- MOON WAI LOCKSpecialist Four · June 28, 1965
- WALTER JOHN ZIMMERPrivate First Class · August 23, 1965
- ROBERT FRANKLIN BARBERLieutenant · September 18, 1965
- STEPHEN GOULD RICHARDSONLieutenant (junior grade) · November 30, 1965
- JACOB DRUMMOND LOGANLieutenant (junior grade) · December 2, 1965
- DANIEL JOHN GUILMETPrivate First Class · December 18, 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.