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HARRY EDWARD UNDERWOOD
Corporal · U.S. Army
January 16, 1951 – November 7, 1969
Service recordHarry Edward Underwood, of Roanoke, Virginia, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on November 7, 1969, in Tay Ninh Province, South Vietnam, at age 18. His name is inscribed on Panel 16W, Line 42 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 16W · Line 42
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
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- January 16, 1951
- Home of record
- Roanoke, Virginia (Roanoke (City) County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- November 7, 1969
- Age
- 18
- Province
- Tay Ninh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
15 names on the Wall carry the date November 7, 1969; he was the only one lost in Tây Ninh Province that day. In November 1969, 660 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 74 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 16W, Line 42
- LAWRENCE MICHAEL DARTSpecialist Four · November 7, 1969
- ANTHONY MARIAN FIRAKSergeant · November 7, 1969
- JAMES ALFRED GAISERFirst Lieutenant · November 7, 1969
- DAVID CURTIS GREESONWarrant Officer 1 · November 7, 1969
Same unit, same day
- DAVID CURTIS GREESONWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 16W, Line 42
- JOHN WILLIAM RASMUSSENPrivate First Class · Panel 16W, Line 43
- DAVID RUSSELL JACKSONSergeant · Panel 16W, Line 44
From Roanoke
- LAWRENCE EARL HACKLEYCaptain · July 18, 1963
- MARSHALL JOSEPH ANGELLSpecialist Five · December 12, 1963
- LUTHER WILLIAM BURTONSergeant · November 1, 1965
- CLYDE RUSSEL HERMANSpecialist Four · November 6, 1965
- JOSEPH WHELTON BROWN IIICorporal · April 13, 1966
- JOHN ALPHONZO BROWNStaff Sergeant · May 4, 1966
- JAMES R MCILWEEPrivate First Class · June 20, 1966
- PAUL MARTIN REEDCorporal · August 23, 1966
- JOHN TYLER LOGANSergeant · September 30, 1966
- JOHNNY WAYNE WRIGHTSpecialist Four · October 24, 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.