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GERALD WINSTON BYRNS JR
Staff Sergeant · U.S. Army
May 24, 1945 – April 27, 1970
Service recordGerald Winston Byrns JR, of Duncan, Oklahoma, served as a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on April 27, 1970, in Binh Dinh Province, South Vietnam, at age 24. His name is inscribed on Panel 11W, Line 57 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 11W · Line 57
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
- Staff Sergeant (SSG)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 173 AIRBORNE BDE
- Born
- May 24, 1945
- Home of record
- Duncan, Oklahoma (Stephens County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 27, 1970
- Age
- 24
- Province
- Binh Dinh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
28 names on the Wall carry the date April 27, 1970; three of them were lost in Bình Định Province. In April 1970, 730 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 173rd Airborne Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 17 of its members that month.
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On the Wall
Also on Panel 11W, Line 57
- MICHAEL DEAN BROWNCorporal · April 27, 1970
- ZETTIE J C DULINSpecialist Four · April 27, 1970
- CARL NELSON FISHER JRCaptain · April 27, 1970
- RICHARD MICHAEL FORTECorporal · April 27, 1970
From Duncan
- JAMES ROBERT RUTLEDGEStaff Sergeant · February 20, 1966
- ROBERT EARL CRAYTHORNESpecialist Four · June 19, 1967
- CECIL DELBERT BELT JRPetty Officer Third Class · January 18, 1968
- RALPH EDGAR MABRY JRSergeant · January 30, 1968
- ROBERT VAN PACKCaptain · January 7, 1969
- DENNIS RAY FORNEYSergeant · June 20, 1969
- PATRICK DALE ROBIRDSPrivate First Class · June 25, 1969
- JIMMY DON WESTSergeant First Class · July 4, 1969
- ROBERT DEAN FROSTSpecialist Four · February 22, 1970
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.