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GENE THOMAS WRIGHT
Major · U.S. Air Force
June 26, 1932 – December 19, 1969
Service recordGene Thomas Wright, of San Diego, California, served as a Major in the U.S. Air Force. He died on December 19, 1969, in South Vietnam, at age 37. His name is inscribed on Panel 15W, Line 93 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 15W · 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. Air Force
- Rank
- Major (MAJ)
- Service
- Regular
- Born
- June 26, 1932
- Home of record
- San Diego, California (San Diego County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- December 19, 1969
- Age
- 37
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Aircraft Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
12 names on the Wall carry the date December 19, 1969. In December 1969, 509 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 15W, Line 93
- DAVID BICKNEL BOWLINGFirst Lieutenant · December 26, 1969
- ROGER RAY BROWNSpecialist Four · December 26, 1969
- TERRY BROOKS DYERCorporal · December 26, 1969
- RICKY MAURICE GLASPEYPrivate First Class · December 26, 1969
- GLYNN BYRON HOLLEYAirman First Class · December 26, 1969
From San Diego
- STANLEY E TRUESDALEStaff Sergeant · April 12, 1963
- CLARENCE CLEMENT TESSMANCaptain · August 10, 1963
- WILLIAM CLIFTON HOOVERPetty Officer Second Class · June 10, 1965
- VIRGIL WAYNE BARTONLance Corporal · August 21, 1965
- CHARLES JOSEPH SCHARFColonel · October 1, 1965
- KENNETH JOE HAMMONDSpecialist Four · November 22, 1965
- RICHARD EUGENE GEORGEPrivate First Class · November 23, 1965
- GERALD CLYDE LYMANPrivate First Class · February 2, 1966
- JOHN JOSEPH SOLLEYLance Corporal · February 8, 1966
- DONALD D DAUGHERTYStaff Sergeant · April 13, 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.