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GEORGE WILLY BENNETT JR
Corporal · U.S. Army
June 19, 1950 – May 6, 1970
Service recordGeorge Willy Bennett JR, of Dallas, Texas, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on May 6, 1970, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 11W, Line 108 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 11W · Line 108
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
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 101 AIRBORNE DIV
- Born
- June 19, 1950
- Home of record
- Dallas, Texas (Dallas County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 6, 1970
- Age
- 19
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Grenade
Context · from the records
What was happening
59 names on the Wall carry the date May 6, 1970; 27 of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In May 1970, 917 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 101st Airborne Division, his unit in the record, lost 170 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 11W, Line 108
- ROBERT WARD WORTHINGTONPrivate First Class · May 5, 1970
- WILLIAM GARY YOUNGPrivate First Class · May 5, 1970
- MICHAEL LOUIS ANTLESergeant · May 6, 1970
- ROGER BRUCE BAXTERWarrant Officer 1 · May 6, 1970
Same unit, same day
- MICHAEL LOUIS ANTLESergeant · Panel 11W, Line 108
- ROGER BRUCE BAXTERWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 11W, Line 108
- MELVIN BOWMANSergeant · Panel 11W, Line 109
- MICHAEL FRANCIS BROWNStaff Sergeant · Panel 11W, Line 109
- GREGORY ANTON CHAVEZSergeant · Panel 11W, Line 110
- DOUGLAS WAYNE DAYCorporal · Panel 11W, Line 110
- ROBERT ANTHONY DENTONStaff Sergeant · Panel 11W, Line 110
- JAY THOMAS DILLERSergeant · Panel 11W, Line 110
- JON HILIARE DOOLITTLEStaff Sergeant · Panel 11W, Line 111
- KENNETH LEE FOUTZStaff Sergeant · Panel 11W, Line 111
- LAWRENCE LEE GORDONCorporal · Panel 11W, Line 111
- JOHN EDWARD GRANATH JRCorporal · Panel 11W, Line 111
- RICHARD A HAWLEY JRCaptain · Panel 11W, Line 112
- FRANK SANCHEZ HERNANDEZSergeant · Panel 11W, Line 112
- LARRY GENE KIERStaff Sergeant · Panel 11W, Line 112
- TOMMY IVAN HINDMANCorporal · Panel 11W, Line 113
- JAMES DALE JENNINGSSergeant · Panel 11W, Line 113
- ALLEN GENE KINNEStaff Sergeant · Panel 11W, Line 114
- ROBERT LEE KIRKWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 11W, Line 114
- FRANK FREDERICK LEWISSergeant · Panel 11W, Line 115
- RAYMOND LEON LONG JRSergeant Major · Panel 11W, Line 115
- DAVID ELLIS OGDENStaff Sergeant · Panel 11W, Line 115
- CLIFFORD EARL POE JRChief Warrant Officer 2 · Panel 11W, Line 116
- DICKIE WALTER REAGANSergeant · Panel 11W, Line 117
From Dallas
- GLENN MATTESONSecond Lieutenant · March 23, 1961
- CONDON HUNTER TERRYCaptain · June 27, 1963
- ROBERT DONALD WALKERCaptain · April 19, 1965
- LESLIE GENE KINGLieutenant Colonel · August 1, 1965
- DAVID JOHN THOMASCorporal · August 18, 1965
- TED WAYNE QUALLSLance Corporal · August 31, 1965
- GEORGE A WESTMaster Sergeant · September 17, 1965
- JAMES LOUIS FISHERPlatoon Sergeant · November 17, 1965
- JOSEPH CLINTON BRADYPrivate First Class · December 13, 1965
- RONALD GENE MCKINNEYSeaman · December 17, 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.