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HARRY WOLFENDEN
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
January 15, 1950 – February 7, 1971
Service recordHarry Wolfenden, of Syracuse, New York, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on February 7, 1971, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 5W, Line 85 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 5W · Line 85
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
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Light Wheel Vehicle Mechanic (63B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- US ARMY REP OF VIETNAM
- Born
- January 15, 1950
- Home of record
- Syracuse, New York (Onondaga County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 7, 1971
- 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
17 names on the Wall carry the date February 7, 1971; he was the only one lost in Bình Dương Province that day. In February 1971, 387 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “US ARMY REP OF VIETNAM”, his unit in the record, lost 68 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 5W, Line 85
- ROLAND DEAN TROYANOPrivate First Class · February 7, 1971
- BRUCE ALLAN VANDAMStaff Sergeant · February 7, 1971
- CHARLES E WITHERSPOONSergeant · February 7, 1971
- LEWIS RICKEY YATESSergeant · February 7, 1971
Same unit, same day
- WILLIAM ALAN LARGENTPrivate First Class · Panel 5W, Line 83
- RUSSELL GLEN BLOCHERSergeant · Panel 5W, Line 84
- DONALD LLOYD MEEHAN JRSpecialist Four · Panel 5W, Line 84
From Syracuse
- EDWARD EUGENE KRUKOWSKICaptain · June 10, 1965
- JOHN STEVEN MICHALSKISergeant · October 31, 1965
- FRANCIS EDWARD VISCONTIMajor · November 22, 1965
- MARVIN MARK BELTSergeant · December 26, 1965
- JAMES VICTOR BIGTREECorporal · January 11, 1966
- THOMAS ANTHONY FODAROTechnical Sergeant · January 13, 1966
- WILLIAM M TARBELLPrivate · February 26, 1966
- WILLIAM GEORGE BLANCHARDPrivate First Class · March 21, 1966
- BERNARD JOSEPH GOSSColonel · April 23, 1966
- KEVIN MICHAEL FLAHERTYSecond Lieutenant · May 30, 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.