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GEORGE WALLY WOODALL
Private First Class · U.S. Army
December 3, 1946 – February 25, 1966
Service recordGeorge Wally Woodall, of Los Angeles, California, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on February 25, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 5E, Line 78 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 5E · Line 78
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
- Regular
- Occupation
- Bridge Crewmember (12C)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 INF DIV
- Born
- December 3, 1946
- Home of record
- Los Angeles, California (Los Angeles County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 25, 1966
- Age
- 19
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
Eight names on the Wall carry the date February 25, 1966. In February 1966, 513 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 83 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 5E, Line 78
- DOUGLAS DWIGHT ALLEYPrivate First Class · February 26, 1966
- SIMMIE BELLAMY JRPrivate First Class · February 26, 1966
- ELMER EUGENE BERRYStaff Sergeant · February 26, 1966
- THOMAS COLEMAN BREWER JRSergeant · February 26, 1966
Same unit, same day
- JESSE JAMES BOLTONSpecialist Four · Panel 5E, Line 76
- FRANKLIN VINCENT BRODNIKSpecialist Four · Panel 5E, Line 76
- CLYDE WILLIAM WITHEEPrivate · Panel 5E, Line 77
From Los Angeles
- JAMES WILLIAM MCNALLYTechnical Sergeant · October 23, 1963
- FRANK JOHN HOLGUINPrivate First Class · March 15, 1964
- RICHARD DEAN GOSSCaptain · August 29, 1964
- JOHN LOWERY MCCOYSergeant First Class · September 26, 1964
- JAMES HENRY MCLEANMaster Sergeant · February 9, 1965
- DWIGHT GLENN FRAKESChief Petty Officer · February 24, 1965
- AARON HAROLD WESTERNPrivate First Class · June 16, 1965
- EDWARD JAMES ANDERSPrivate First Class · June 18, 1965
- MAURICE RICHARD HILLPrivate · June 29, 1965
- WILLIAM WARREN HAILLieutenant Colonel · August 2, 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.