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FRED GERALD VANDIVER
Specialist Five · U.S. Army
February 25, 1947 – July 15, 1970
Service recordFred Gerald Vandiver, of Riverside, California, served as a Specialist Five in the U.S. Army. He died on July 15, 1970, in Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 8W, Line 21 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 8W · Line 21
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
- Specialist Five (SP5)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Utility Helicopter Repairer (67N)
- Unit (as recorded)
- AMERICAL DIV
- Born
- February 25, 1947
- Home of record
- Riverside, California (Riverside County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 15, 1970
- Age
- 23
- Province
- Quang Ngai
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
15 names on the Wall carry the date July 15, 1970; four of them were lost in Quảng Ngãi Province. In July 1970, 495 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The Americal Division, his unit in the record, lost 16 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 8W, Line 21
- JERRELL DAVID SCROGGSSeaman · July 15, 1970
- CHRISTOPHER L SHAEFFERSpecialist Four · July 15, 1970
- NELSON PAYNE TUTTLEFirst Lieutenant · July 15, 1970
- JOSEPH DOUGLAS VAUGHNSpecialist Four · July 15, 1970
Same unit, same day
- HARRISON BELLSpecialist Five · Panel 8W, Line 19
- LENTON EUGENE MIZERWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 8W, Line 20
From Riverside
- THEODORE BERT PHILLIPSStaff Sergeant · October 24, 1964
- WILLIAM RONALD GRAYSONCommander · April 1, 1966
- FRANK BRENNAN PARISHLance Corporal · June 18, 1966
- BRAD WILLIAM MORANDPrivate First Class · July 12, 1966
- ROBBIN ADAIR GOODWINPrivate First Class · August 3, 1966
- PATRICK LEE WOODLance Corporal · January 11, 1967
- VINCENT JOSEPH BENEGASLance Corporal · April 21, 1967
- RICHARD ELZIE VEACHSpecialist Four · May 28, 1967
- DENNIS EUGENE MONFILSPrivate First Class · June 3, 1967
- HECTOR FUENTESHospitalman · July 2, 1967
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.