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GAYLORD KILA DEFRIES
Staff Sergeant · U.S. Army
July 12, 1945 – August 1, 1969
Service recordGaylord Kila Defries, of Anahola, Hawaii, served as a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on August 1, 1969, in Hua Nghia Province, South Vietnam, at age 24. His name is inscribed on Panel 20W, Line 83 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 20W · Line 83
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
- Staff Sergeant (SSG)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 25 INF DIV
- Born
- July 12, 1945
- Home of record
- Anahola, Hawaii (Kauai County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 1, 1969
- Age
- 24
- Province
- Hua Nghia
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
12 names on the Wall carry the date August 1, 1969; he was the only one lost in Hua Nghia Province that day. In August 1969, 962 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 25th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 64 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 20W, Line 83
- THOMAS CASTILLOSergeant · August 1, 1969
- JAMES LARRY HICKSCorporal · August 1, 1969
- RICHARD EUGENE HOLZER JRFirst Lieutenant · August 1, 1969
- JOHN DAVID MUIRPetty Officer Third Class · August 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.