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FRANK GEORGE OLIVER II
Captain · U.S. Army
April 21, 1947 – September 3, 1972
Service recordFrank George Oliver II, of New Kensington, Pennsylvania, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on September 3, 1972, in Tuyen Duc Province, South Vietnam, at age 25. His name is inscribed on Panel 1W, Line 70 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1W · Line 70
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Captain (CPT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Airfield Commander (1982)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- April 21, 1947
- Home of record
- New Kensington, Pennsylvania (Westmoreland County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- September 3, 1972
- Age
- 25
- Province
- Tuyen Duc
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
Two names on the Wall carry the date September 3, 1972; he was the only one lost in Tuyen Duc Province that day. In September 1972, 36 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 4 of its members that month.
He died in Tuyen Duc 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 70
- CHARLES HERMAN PIPER JRMaster Chief Petty Officer · August 30, 1972
- ROBERT ROY GREENWOOD JRLieutenant Colonel · September 2, 1972
- WILLIAM COMMODORE WOOD JRMajor · September 2, 1972
- CHARLES HAROLD STEPPAirman First Class · September 5, 1972
Same unit, same day
- DONALD JERRY HANNINGCaptain · Panel 1W, Line 71
From New Kensington
- WILLIAM H GAMBLESergeant · June 13, 1966
- GEORGE ARTHUR LINKPrivate First Class · January 20, 1968
- MICHAEL JOHN CHARLEYSergeant · May 5, 1968
- CHARLES STEVEN DUDDYAirman First Class · January 1, 1969
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.