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HERBERT FRANCIS HARDY JR
Captain · U.S. Army
March 1, 1928 – March 4, 1964
Service recordHerbert Francis Hardy JR, of Great Pond, Maine, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on March 4, 1964, in South Vietnam, at age 36. His name is inscribed on Panel 1E, Line 45 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
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Panel 1E · Line 45
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Captain (CPT)
- Service
- Regular
- Unit (as recorded)
- SPECIAL FORCES
- Born
- March 1, 1928
- Home of record
- Great Pond, Maine (Hancock County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 4, 1964
- Age
- 36
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
One name on the Wall carry the date March 4, 1964. In March 1964, 17 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Special Forces, his unit in the record, lost 2 of its members that month.
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On the Wall
Also on Panel 1E, Line 45
- MORRIS RALPH MCBRIDECaptain · March 3, 1964
- THOMAS WELLER MCCARTHYCaptain · March 3, 1964
- THOMAS MALCOLM HERGERTColonel · March 8, 1964
- JOHN FRANCIS SHEAPrivate First Class · March 9, 1964
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.