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GERALD WILLIAM BRASCHE
Sergeant · U.S. Army
March 3, 1941 – September 23, 1966
Service recordGerald William Brasche, of Springfield, Illinois, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on September 23, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 25. His name is inscribed on Panel 11E, Line 1 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 11E · Line 1
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Light Wheel Vehicle Mechanic (63B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 31 SS CO 1 LOG CMD
- Born
- March 3, 1941
- Home of record
- Springfield, Illinois (Sangamon County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- September 23, 1966
- Age
- 25
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Died of other causes
Context · from the records
What was happening
21 names on the Wall carry the date September 23, 1966. In September 1966, 533 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 11E, Line 1
- WALTER LOUIS WELLSSpecialist Four · September 22, 1966
- JOHN DAVID WILLIAMSLance Corporal · September 22, 1966
- GEORGE WYCINSKY JRPrivate First Class · September 22, 1966
- RAYMOND E FLEMING JRPrivate First Class · September 23, 1966
From Springfield
- ROBERT JOHN ACHASLance Corporal · March 14, 1965
- GLEN EDWARDS KINGLance Corporal · September 10, 1965
- WILLIAM TOWNSLEY DEUELCaptain · September 30, 1966
- THOMAS MICHAEL JOYCEPrivate First Class · October 26, 1966
- DONALD LEE SCHROEDERSpecialist Four · March 19, 1967
- THOMAS LYNN LESTERPrivate First Class · May 20, 1967
- WILLIAM EDWARD HELLYERPrivate First Class · July 18, 1967
- WILLIAM DEAN MARTINLance Corporal · September 2, 1967
- WILLIAM T MCDANIELSpecialist Four · September 5, 1967
- BOBBY GENE BROWNSpecialist Four · November 30, 1967
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.