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GEORGE GLENN HUTSON
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
November 7, 1949 – February 11, 1971
Service recordGeorge Glenn Hutson, of Cleveland, Ohio, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on February 11, 1971, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 5W, Line 96 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 5W · Line 96
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
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Light Wheel Vehicle Mechanic (63B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 5 INF DIV MECH
- Born
- November 7, 1949
- Home of record
- Cleveland, Ohio (Cuyahoga County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 11, 1971
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Unknown
Context · from the records
What was happening
20 names on the Wall carry the date February 11, 1971; six of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In February 1971, 387 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “5 INF DIV MECH”, his unit in the record, lost 26 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 5W, Line 96
- CLYDE WENDELL HANSONTechnical Sergeant · February 11, 1971
- ROY LEE HELBERTCorporal · February 11, 1971
- MICHAEL DONALD MCGOVERNCaptain · February 11, 1971
- CHARLES PAUL MONTROSSSergeant · February 11, 1971
Same unit, same day
- KENNETH ALLEN BARGERChief Warrant Officer 2 · Panel 5W, Line 94
- RAYMOND FRANK CARROLLPrivate First Class · Panel 5W, Line 94
- CHARLES PAUL MONTROSSSergeant · Panel 5W, Line 96
- LUCIO JON REISSpecialist Four · Panel 5W, Line 97
From Cleveland
- HAROLD E STRONG JRSergeant First Class · January 23, 1965
- KENNETH LEE DEAN JRCaptain · April 20, 1965
- BOBBY RUSSELLSergeant First Class · June 10, 1965
- THOMAS H BOTTSSergeant First Class · September 4, 1965
- LEONARD JOHN DADANTEFirst Lieutenant · September 9, 1965
- JOHN PAUL DUCHNOWSKILance Corporal · November 5, 1965
- LAVALLE ERNEST CARLTONPrivate First Class · November 8, 1965
- DONALD ROBERT CLARKCaptain · November 9, 1965
- DAVID LOUIS MENDOZASpecialist Four · November 17, 1965
- RICHARD KILLENSSpecialist Four · December 5, 1965
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.