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GEORGE WOOD ALEXANDER
Lieutenant Commander · U.S. Navy
January 10, 1923 – February 17, 1960
Service recordGeorge Wood Alexander, of Los Angeles, California, served as a Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy. He died on February 17, 1960, in South Vietnam, at age 37. His name is inscribed on Panel 13E, Line 6 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 13E · Line 6
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
- Lieutenant Commander (LCDR)
- Service
- Regular
- Born
- January 10, 1923
- Home of record
- Los Angeles, California (Los Angeles County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 17, 1960
- Age
- 37
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Aircraft Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
Three names on the Wall carry the date February 17, 1960. In February 1960, 4 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 13E, Line 6
- J C KELSEYAirman First Class · December 2, 1966
- DAVID EDWARD MCRAELieutenant Commander · December 2, 1966
- BRUCE AUGUST NYSTROMCaptain · December 2, 1966
- TIMOTHY MONROE OLEARYTechnical Sergeant · December 2, 1966
- LUIZ PINA JRLance Corporal · December 2, 1966
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.