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GRADY THOMAS TRIPLETT
First Lieutenant · U.S. Army
July 26, 1948 – August 17, 1972
Service recordGrady Thomas Triplett, of San Jose, California, served as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He died on August 17, 1972, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 24. His name is inscribed on Panel 1W, Line 67 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1W · Line 67
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- First Lieutenant (1LT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Parachutist, Infantry Unit Commander (71542)
- Unit (as recorded)
- MACV ADVISORS
- Born
- July 26, 1948
- Home of record
- San Jose, California (Santa Clara County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 17, 1972
- Age
- 24
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Unknown
Context · from the records
What was happening
Three names on the Wall carry the date August 17, 1972; he was the only one lost in Quảng Trị Province that day. In August 1972, 41 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
MACV Advisers, his unit in the record, lost 6 of its members that month.
He died in Quảng Trị Province while the Easter Offensive was under way. On 30 March 1972, North Vietnam launched its largest offensive since 1968, attacking across the DMZ, toward An Lộc and into the Central Highlands. By then few U.S. ground troops remained; American advisers and air power fought alongside the South Vietnamese.
Also on Panel 1W, Line 67
- LAWRENCE CHARLES DEANChief Warrant Officer 2 · August 15, 1972
- ORLAND JAMES PENDER JRLieutenant Commander · August 17, 1972
- JOHN RUSSELL PITZENCaptain · August 17, 1972
- CATALINO B ANTONIO JRSergeant · August 18, 1972
From San Jose
- JOHN WILLIAM IRVING JRFirst Lieutenant · May 8, 1965
- WARREN LESTER ANDERSONCaptain · January 13, 1966
- AUGUSTO MARIA XAVIERFirst Lieutenant · March 10, 1966
- LARRY MICHAEL JORDANLieutenant Commander · April 12, 1966
- RICHARD MICHAEL PATRICKSpecialist Four · May 17, 1966
- GEORGE ALLEN WALDRONPrivate First Class · October 3, 1966
- DALLAS GEORGE GRUNDYPrivate First Class · November 5, 1966
- WILLIAM ALLEN PALENSKEPrivate First Class · November 18, 1966
- RAYMOND BERNAL JRSpecialist Four · November 30, 1966
- WILLIAM DONALD COOK JRSergeant · December 17, 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.