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GEORGE FRANCIS CATALANO
Private First Class · U.S. Army
August 28, 1945 – July 30, 1967
Service recordGeorge Francis Catalano, of Kenmore, New York, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on July 30, 1967, in South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 24E, Line 50 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 24E · Line 50
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Ammunition Helper (55A)
- Born
- August 28, 1945
- Home of record
- Kenmore, New York (Erie County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 30, 1967
- Age
- 21
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Vehicle Crash (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
16 names on the Wall carry the date July 30, 1967. In July 1967, 1,057 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 24E, Line 50
- JERRY GORDON WRIGHTPrivate First Class · July 29, 1967
- ROBERT LYNN BISCAILUZLance Corporal · July 30, 1967
- EARNEST RAY BYARSLance Corporal · July 30, 1967
- RAY AUGUSTINE CHATELAINSeaman · July 30, 1967
From Kenmore
- KENNETH WILLIAM ORTON JRSergeant · April 26, 1967
- ROGER EDWARD KELLYLance Corporal · February 2, 1968
- HARRY JAY KORDASIEWICZPetty Officer Third Class · April 6, 1968
- WILLIAM EIDMAN WILCOX JRSpecialist Four · May 10, 1968
- THOMAS F FLANIGAN IICaptain · September 15, 1968
- RONALD SHAFER PIERCEPrivate · May 7, 1969
- JOHN LAWRENCE WARDStaff Sergeant · April 27, 1970
- JOHN GEORGE PAGEPrivate First Class · September 12, 1970
- ROBERT ARTHUR BOJANEKSpecialist Four · November 30, 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.