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GARY WILLIAM LAHNA
Corporal · U.S. Army
June 29, 1949 – September 5, 1969
Service recordGary William Lahna, of Long Beach, California, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on September 5, 1969, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 18W, Line 40 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 18W · Line 40
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
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 25 INF DIV
- Born
- June 29, 1949
- Home of record
- Long Beach, California (Los Angeles County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- September 5, 1969
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
50 names on the Wall carry the date September 5, 1969; two of them were lost in Bình Dương Province. In September 1969, 664 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 25th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 25 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 18W, Line 40
- GEORGE W JINKINS IIIPetty Officer Third Class · September 5, 1969
- JOHN KUULEI KAUHAIHAOFirst Lieutenant · September 5, 1969
- DOUGLAS SCOTT KEMPFSpecialist Four · September 5, 1969
- TERRANCE EDWARD LEDDENWarrant Officer 1 · September 5, 1969
Same unit, same day
- DWIGHT FABIAN BABELPrivate First Class · Panel 18W, Line 36
- DONALD NORMAN CARTLANDStaff Sergeant · Panel 18W, Line 37
- CHARLES LOUIS HARRISStaff Sergeant · Panel 18W, Line 38
- HARRY W PIERCE JRPrivate First Class · Panel 18W, Line 42
- RAYMOND BRUCE THOMASCorporal · Panel 18W, Line 44
From Long Beach
- PETER ANTHONY SEMMERPrivate First Class · February 11, 1965
- RICHARD GRAHAM ALLENPrivate First Class · March 4, 1966
- IVAN JOSEPH BROYLESSergeant · April 21, 1966
- RICHARD EYRE CROWELance Corporal · May 29, 1966
- FRANZ GERHARD PREDIGERSpecialist Four · June 30, 1966
- ANTHONY ROBERT BOSHPrivate First Class · September 7, 1966
- GERALD JOHNSONPrivate First Class · November 15, 1966
- MICHAEL PAUL MCCONAHAYPrivate First Class · November 23, 1966
- EDMOND SANMARCOSPrivate First Class · December 19, 1966
- MARSHAL LYNN HORTONSpecialist Four · December 25, 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.