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FRED THOMAS TEAL
Private First Class · U.S. Army
April 22, 1949 – June 6, 1969
Service recordFred Thomas Teal, of Cucamonga, California, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on June 6, 1969, in Binh Long Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 23W, Line 93 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 23W · Line 93
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
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Radio Operator (05B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- April 22, 1949
- Home of record
- Cucamonga, California (San Bernardino County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 6, 1969
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Binh Long
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
65 names on the Wall carry the date June 6, 1969; nine of them were lost in Binh Long Province. In June 1969, 1,246 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 108 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 23W, Line 93
- PHILLIP FINNAN THERIOTCorporal · June 6, 1969
- FRANCIS LLOYD THOMPSONSpecialist Five · June 6, 1969
- JAMES LOUIS TODTENBIERSergeant · June 6, 1969
- RICHARD PAUL VALADEZCorporal · June 6, 1969
Same unit, same day
- SAMUEL GAROLD BOSENBARKWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 23W, Line 83
- JOHN ROBERT BRAGGSergeant · Panel 23W, Line 83
- JOSEPH BRESKI JRFirst Lieutenant · Panel 23W, Line 83
- WILLIAM LEE BROOKSSpecialist Four · Panel 23W, Line 83
- GARY ALLEN JONESSergeant · Panel 23W, Line 88
- JAMES FREDERICK PUARIEASergeant · Panel 23W, Line 91
- JOHN DAVID SHARPSergeant · Panel 23W, Line 92
- JOHN KIM VOGELSANGPrivate First Class · Panel 23W, Line 94
From Cucamonga
- RONALD W PENNCaptain · May 29, 1967
- CHARLES BLAKE THOMASLance Corporal · June 18, 1968
- DAVID GLENN KELLISONPrivate First Class · April 24, 1969
- DANIEL CARRASCOSpecialist Five · May 2, 1969
- LEONARD ERIC NYBERGLance Corporal · April 4, 1970
- JAMES WILLIAM MCGUIRESergeant · April 29, 1970
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.