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HENRY MADISON JR
Sergeant · U.S. Army
October 14, 1947 – February 27, 1969
Service recordHenry Madison JR, of Buffalo, New York, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on February 27, 1969, in Bien Hoa Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 31W, Line 82 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 31W · Line 82
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- October 14, 1947
- Home of record
- Buffalo, New York (Erie County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 27, 1969
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Bien Hoa
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
59 names on the Wall carry the date February 27, 1969; four of them were lost in Bien Hoa Province. In February 1969, 1,304 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 100 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 31W, Line 82
- ADOLFO MARTINEZPrivate First Class · February 27, 1969
- MANUEL MARTINEZPetty Officer First Class · February 27, 1969
- DANIEL JAMES MINORPrivate First Class · February 27, 1969
- EARL THOMAS MOORE JRPetty Officer First Class · February 27, 1969
Same unit, same day
- JAMES PAUL HANLONSergeant · Panel 31W, Line 80
- WILLIE LEWIS WALLACESergeant · Panel 31W, Line 85
From Buffalo
- RICHARD MARION SROKACaptain · July 13, 1964
- KENNETH DAVID STANKIEWICZLance Corporal · August 18, 1965
- THEODORE ROOSEVELT CHAMBLEYStaff Sergeant · October 16, 1965
- HENRY JOHN PAWLICK JRSpecialist Four · November 7, 1965
- THOMAS GEORGE HENSONSpecialist Four · November 12, 1965
- WILBUR CURRY JRStaff Sergeant · November 15, 1965
- RICHARD P CORSONPrivate First Class · March 4, 1966
- HENRY JAMES DOSTERCorporal · March 5, 1966
- DUANE KENNETH HEISERPrivate First Class · March 15, 1966
- MICHAEL KELLY MCGUIREAirman · February 16, 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.