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GEORGE W ALEXANDER JR
Private First Class · U.S. Army
September 19, 1945 – October 4, 1966
Service recordGeorge W Alexander JR, of Las Vegas, New Mexico, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on October 4, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 11E, Line 43 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 11E · Line 43
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
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 25 INF DIV
- Born
- September 19, 1945
- Home of record
- Las Vegas, New Mexico (San Miguel County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- October 4, 1966
- Age
- 21
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Burns/Smoke Inhalation
Context · from the records
What was happening
25 names on the Wall carry the date October 4, 1966. In October 1966, 516 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 25th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 53 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 11E, Line 43
- HAROLD HERMAN HIRTLEMaster Sergeant · October 3, 1966
- JOHN THOMAS BIRDSpecialist Four · October 4, 1966
- FRANCIS HENRY BISSAILLONCaptain · October 4, 1966
- CHARLES MARSHALL BRADFORDPrivate First Class · October 4, 1966
Same unit, same day
- AUGUSTINE DANIEL RUSSOSergeant · Panel 11E, Line 47
- ROBERT JAMES STEELPrivate First Class · Panel 11E, Line 47
From Las Vegas
- LARRY DOUGLAS HOLLEYPetty Officer Third Class · July 29, 1967
- JOSEPH ARCHULETASpecialist Four · September 25, 1967
- JOSE BENJAMIN HERRERASpecialist Four · January 20, 1968
- HENRY LEROY TEJADAPrivate First Class · October 19, 1968
- MICHAEL RANDALL EARLChief Warrant Officer 2 · December 27, 1969
- JERRY FLORESSpecialist Five · March 6, 1971
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.