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FRANK STAN MCCUTCHEON III
Corporal · U.S. Army
July 23, 1947 – February 2, 1971
Service recordFrank Stan McCutcheon III, of Des Moines, Iowa, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on February 2, 1971, in Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 5W, Line 74 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 5W · Line 74
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
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Cannon Fire Direction Specialist (13E)
- Unit (as recorded)
- AMERICAL DIV
- Born
- July 23, 1947
- Home of record
- Des Moines, Iowa (Polk County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 2, 1971
- Age
- 23
- Province
- Quang Ngai
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Artillery/Mortar/Rocket
Context · from the records
What was happening
Seven names on the Wall carry the date February 2, 1971; he was the only one lost in Quảng Ngãi Province that day. In February 1971, 387 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The Americal Division, his unit in the record, lost 17 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 5W, Line 74
- FLOYD RICHARDSON JRSpecialist Four · February 2, 1971
- JOHN CHARLES STRAUSERSergeant First Class · February 2, 1971
- PHILIPP R VOLLHARDTFirst Lieutenant · February 2, 1971
From Des Moines
- CONNIE LEROY CHANDLERSergeant · November 20, 1965
- HARRY RICHARD CRUMLEYCaptain · January 25, 1966
- WALTER BOYCE JOHNSONPrivate First Class · January 25, 1966
- MARSHALL MYRON HOLT JRCaptain · March 2, 1966
- STEPHEN PAUL ALSTEDPrivate First Class · March 4, 1966
- DENNIS ARNOLD MAYCaptain · April 29, 1966
- WILLIAM FREDRICK FREESTONEGunnery Sergeant · July 5, 1966
- JERRY LEE LEONARDISergeant First Class · July 10, 1966
- TERRY PATRICK SLOANPetty Officer First Class · November 9, 1966
- LOREN STEVEN REEVESSpecialist Four · November 11, 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.