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HARRY JAMES HARRIS
Private · U.S. Army
June 24, 1950 – December 5, 1968
Service recordHarry James Harris, of East St Louis, Illinois, served as a Private in the U.S. Army. He died on December 5, 1968, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 18. His name is inscribed on Panel 37W, Line 46 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 37W · Line 46
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 (PVT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 25 INF DIV
- Born
- June 24, 1950
- Home of record
- East St Louis, Illinois (St Clair County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- December 5, 1968
- Age
- 18
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
22 names on the Wall carry the date December 5, 1968; five of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In December 1968, 855 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 25th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 106 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 37W, Line 46
- ROBERT CHARLES FOXCaptain · December 5, 1968
- HENRY MCNEAL T HAMES JRLance Corporal · December 5, 1968
- HERIBERTO SEGOV HERNANDEZFireman · December 5, 1968
- GUY HOLDAWAYPrivate First Class · December 5, 1968
Same unit, same day
- DAVID LEE ROBISONSergeant · Panel 37W, Line 47
- JOSEPH RAY THORNTONPrivate · Panel 37W, Line 48
From East St Louis
- MICHAEL ALLEN LYLESPrivate First Class · August 16, 1965
- MICHAEL K MATHISONPrivate First Class · November 8, 1965
- ALLIE WILLIAM CAMPBELLSpecialist Four · November 12, 1965
- CHARLES EDWARD HARVEYPrivate First Class · April 11, 1966
- FRED ALFRED BENNERSpecialist Five · April 13, 1966
- WILBUR DESMAR JACKSONStaff Sergeant · May 16, 1966
- RALPH BURTON COBBSLieutenant Commander · June 17, 1966
- LARRY MICHAEL BERRYLance Corporal · July 22, 1966
- ARBAL ROLLINS JRLance Corporal · August 28, 1966
- EARL ELESTER IRVING JRSpecialist Four · September 11, 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.