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GERALD WRAZEN
Captain · U.S. Army
April 27, 1941 – February 22, 1969
Service recordGerald Wrazen, of Buffalo, New York, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on February 22, 1969, in Binh Thuan Province, South Vietnam, at age 27. His name is inscribed on Panel 32W, Line 84 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 32W · Line 84
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
- Captain (CPT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Parachutist, Infantry Unit Commander (71542)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 101 AIRBORNE DIV
- Born
- April 27, 1941
- Home of record
- Buffalo, New York (Erie County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 22, 1969
- Age
- 27
- Province
- Binh Thuan
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
61 names on the Wall carry the date February 22, 1969; three of them were lost in Binh Thuan Province. In February 1969, 1,304 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 101st Airborne Division, his unit in the record, lost 44 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 32W, Line 84
- LESLIE HOMER SHAFERPrivate First Class · February 22, 1969
- ALLEN THOMASPrivate First Class · February 22, 1969
- JOHN WILLIE THOMASSergeant · February 22, 1969
- BOBBY DANIEL TIMMONSPrivate First Class · February 22, 1969
Same unit, same day
- WILLIAM JOHN ALLENSergeant · Panel 32W, Line 75
- DALE CHARLES FISHERSpecialist Four · Panel 32W, Line 80
- KEVIN EDWARD TWEEDLEPrivate First Class · Panel 32W, Line 85
From Buffalo
- RICHARD MARION SROKACaptain · July 13, 1964
- KENNETH DAVID STANKIEWICZLance Corporal · August 18, 1965
- THEODORE ROOSEVELT CHAMBLEYStaff Sergeant · October 16, 1965
- HENRY JOHN PAWLICK JRSpecialist Four · November 7, 1965
- THOMAS GEORGE HENSONSpecialist Four · November 12, 1965
- WILBUR CURRY JRStaff Sergeant · November 15, 1965
- RICHARD P CORSONPrivate First Class · March 4, 1966
- HENRY JAMES DOSTERCorporal · March 5, 1966
- DUANE KENNETH HEISERPrivate First Class · March 15, 1966
- MICHAEL KELLY MCGUIREAirman · February 16, 1966
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.