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HERBERT DONALD BEMBOOM
Sergeant · U.S. Army
August 21, 1948 – July 9, 1970
Service recordHerbert Donald Bemboom, of Independence, Missouri, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on July 9, 1970, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 8W, Line 1 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 8W · Line 1
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
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 5 INF DIV MECH
- Born
- August 21, 1948
- Home of record
- Independence, Missouri (Jackson County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 9, 1970
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Drowning
Context · from the records
What was happening
22 names on the Wall carry the date July 9, 1970; he was the only one lost in Quảng Trị Province that day. In July 1970, 495 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “5 INF DIV MECH”, his unit in the record, lost 3 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 8W, Line 1
- DONALD BRUCE THOMPSONWarrant Officer 1 · July 8, 1970
- JOHN LANIER WADSWORTHCaptain · July 8, 1970
- WALTER LEWIS WALKERSergeant First Class · July 8, 1970
- WILLIE BOZIER JRSergeant · July 9, 1970
From Independence
- GARY ERCIL SOOTERPrivate First Class · March 5, 1966
- RODGER LEON TRAMMELLLance Corporal · May 16, 1966
- JAMES NELSON CAGLEYSpecialist Four · November 23, 1966
- JAMES MICHAEL HOLSWORTHPrivate First Class · March 11, 1967
- CLAY SAMUEL TURNHAMPrivate First Class · July 1, 1967
- ROBERT W BATESSpecialist Four · August 17, 1967
- RAYMOND EUGENE ALLENSpecialist Four · August 21, 1967
- LARRY LEE BARKERCorporal · September 9, 1967
- JACK M YOUNGSLieutenant Colonel · December 6, 1967
- ROBERT CRAWFORD CAMPBELLPrivate First Class · December 10, 1967
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.