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HARRY CHARLES GREER
Corporal · U.S. Army
August 1, 1948 – April 23, 1970
Service recordHarry Charles Greer, of Louisville, Mississippi, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on April 23, 1970, in Phuoc Long Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 11W, Line 40 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 11W · Line 40
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
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 25 INF DIV
- Born
- August 1, 1948
- Home of record
- Louisville, Mississippi (Winston County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 23, 1970
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Phuoc Long
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
19 names on the Wall carry the date April 23, 1970; he was the only one lost in Phuoc Long Province that day. In April 1970, 730 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 25th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 60 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 11W, Line 40
- CHARLES COOKCorporal · April 23, 1970
- MICHAEL STEVEN CORREAStaff Sergeant · April 23, 1970
- DENNIS KEITH EADSChief Warrant Officer 3 · April 23, 1970
- ROBERT ARTHUR GOMEZCaptain · April 23, 1970
From Louisville
- SAMUEL L HUNTWarrant Officer 1 · October 26, 1967
- LARRY LAMONT CUNNINGHAMStaff Sergeant · December 3, 1968
- JOSEPH WILLIAM HUDSONCaptain · March 17, 1969
- WILLIE LEE STEELELance Corporal · June 8, 1970
- JERRY DOYLE WALKERSpecialist Five · December 3, 1970
- JOHN HENRY HAREPrivate First Class · November 28, 1971
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.