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GEORGE W GRAVES III
Fireman · U.S. Navy
November 1, 1946 – February 20, 1968
Service recordGeorge W Graves III, of Nashville, Tennessee, served as a Fireman in the U.S. Navy. He died on February 20, 1968, offshore, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 40E, Line 39 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 40E · Line 39
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. Navy
- Rank
- Fireman (FN)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Boilerman (BT)
- Born
- November 1, 1946
- Home of record
- Nashville, Tennessee (Davidson County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 20, 1968
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Offshore
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Drowning
Context · from the records
What was happening
76 names on the Wall carry the date February 20, 1968. In February 1968, 2,260 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 40E, Line 39
- GERALD WILLIAM CONNERCorporal · February 20, 1968
- JOSEPH THOMAS GALLAGHERSpecialist Four · February 20, 1968
- ARMONDO ABEL GOMEZPrivate First Class · February 20, 1968
- JEFFREY WALLACE GREENFirst Lieutenant · February 20, 1968
From Nashville
- ALVIN G PARKERPrivate First Class · February 7, 1965
- DALLAS LAWSONPrivate First Class · February 10, 1965
- THOMAS C MCEWEN JRCaptain · February 24, 1965
- VARIS SAVAGE JRSergeant · November 6, 1965
- JOHN EDWARD FUQUASecond Lieutenant · January 31, 1966
- JOE KENNETH TAYLORSpecialist Four · February 22, 1966
- CLARENCE MITCHELLSergeant · February 26, 1966
- DENNIS EDWARD HOLTPrivate · March 30, 1966
- ROGER DALE JARRELLPrivate First Class · April 3, 1966
- JASPER LEE KEENSergeant · May 19, 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.