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GLENN EUGENE PELTON
Private First Class · U.S. Army
August 26, 1947 – July 23, 1969
Service recordGlenn Eugene Pelton, of Junction, Texas, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on July 23, 1969, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 20W, Line 36 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 20W · Line 36
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
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Cannon Fire Direction Specialist (13E)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 INF DIV
- Born
- August 26, 1947
- Home of record
- Junction, Texas (Kimble County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 23, 1969
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
13 names on the Wall carry the date July 23, 1969; he was the only one lost in Bình Dương Province that day. In July 1969, 834 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 42 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 20W, Line 36
- JOHN FRANCIS KITSONPrivate First Class · July 23, 1969
- THOMAS HUBERT MCCARTYMajor · July 23, 1969
- FRANKLIN WILLIAM PICKINGMajor · July 23, 1969
- FRANK C WALLENBECKCaptain · July 23, 1969
From Junction
- EDWARD CHARLES SANCHEZLance Corporal · February 28, 1969
- ROGER BRUCE BAXTERWarrant Officer 1 · May 6, 1970
- GERALD W FRITZSergeant · May 13, 1975
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.