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HERBERT L FARRINGTON III
Private First Class · U.S. Army
February 18, 1947 – May 1, 1967
Service recordHerbert L Farrington III, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on May 1, 1967, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 19E, Line 4 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 19E · Line 4
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 First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 INF DIV
- Born
- February 18, 1947
- Home of record
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 1, 1967
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
34 names on the Wall carry the date May 1, 1967; four of them were lost in Bình Dương Province. In May 1967, 1,396 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 27 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 19E, Line 4
- JOHN MICHEAL ANDREWSWarrant Officer 1 · May 1, 1967
- STAN LEROY CORFIELDStaff Sergeant · May 1, 1967
- RICHARD JUDE DESSELLESpecialist Four · May 1, 1967
- EARL DILLWORTH JRLance Corporal · May 1, 1967
Same unit, same day
- RICHARD JUDE DESSELLESpecialist Four · Panel 19E, Line 4
- SAMUEL T SCRIVENPrivate First Class · Panel 19E, Line 7
- LARRY ROY STEPHANSecond Lieutenant · Panel 19E, Line 8
From Philadelphia
- MEIR ENGELLieutenant Colonel · December 16, 1964
- MATTHEW N HARRIS JRMaster Sergeant · May 28, 1965
- ALLEN CONRAD HERTZFirst Lieutenant · June 6, 1965
- MILO BENETT STIBBINSSpecialist Five · June 11, 1965
- JOSEPH PATRICK GRUGANCorporal · June 26, 1965
- ROWLAND JOSEPH ADAMOLICorporal · August 18, 1965
- FRANK AMOS HENISSPrivate First Class · September 7, 1965
- EARL CHARLES WILLOUGHBYChief Master Sergeant · September 7, 1965
- WILLIAM A MITCHELL IIPetty Officer Third Class · September 12, 1965
- WILLIAM GREGORY MAURONEPrivate First Class · September 30, 1965
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.