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FRANCIS CARL BROCKMAN III
Sergeant · U.S. Army
November 11, 1948 – May 25, 1972
Service recordFrancis Carl Brockman III, of Los Angeles, California, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on May 25, 1972, in Bien Hoa Province, South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 1W, Line 32 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1W · Line 32
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantry Operations And Intelligence Specialist (11F)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- November 11, 1948
- Home of record
- Los Angeles, California (Los Angeles County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 25, 1972
- Age
- 23
- Province
- Bien Hoa
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
Six names on the Wall carry the date May 25, 1972; he was the only one lost in Bien Hoa Province that day. In May 1972, 113 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 41 of its members that month.
He died in Bien Hoa 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 32
- GARY BRUCE FARRISFirst Lieutenant · May 25, 1972
- DARYL ROY KUNZLERFirst Lieutenant · May 25, 1972
- JAIME PACHECOSpecialist Four · May 25, 1972
- ROBERT FRANKLIN WILCOXSONFirst Lieutenant · May 25, 1972
Same unit, same day
- JAIME PACHECOSpecialist Four · Panel 1W, Line 32
From Los Angeles
- JAMES WILLIAM MCNALLYTechnical Sergeant · October 23, 1963
- FRANK JOHN HOLGUINPrivate First Class · March 15, 1964
- RICHARD DEAN GOSSCaptain · August 29, 1964
- JOHN LOWERY MCCOYSergeant First Class · September 26, 1964
- JAMES HENRY MCLEANMaster Sergeant · February 9, 1965
- DWIGHT GLENN FRAKESChief Petty Officer · February 24, 1965
- AARON HAROLD WESTERNPrivate First Class · June 16, 1965
- EDWARD JAMES ANDERSPrivate First Class · June 18, 1965
- MAURICE RICHARD HILLPrivate · June 29, 1965
- WILLIAM WARREN HAILLieutenant Colonel · August 2, 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.