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HERMAN LEROY HUEY
Sergeant · U.S. Army
March 25, 1936 – February 7, 1966
Service recordHerman Leroy Huey, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on February 7, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 29. His name is inscribed on Panel 5E, Line 11 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 5E · Line 11
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
- Regular
- Occupation
- Indirect Fire Infantryman (11C)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 101 AIRBORNE DIV
- Born
- March 25, 1936
- Home of record
- Grand Rapids, Michigan (Kent County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 7, 1966
- Age
- 29
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
39 names on the Wall carry the date February 7, 1966. In February 1966, 513 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 101st Airborne Division, his unit in the record, lost 59 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 5E, Line 11
- JAMES ALTON GARDNERFirst Lieutenant · February 7, 1966
- JOHNNIE GRANTSpecialist Four · February 7, 1966
- WALTER THOMAS GUERINSergeant · February 7, 1966
- SYLVESTER JACKSON JRSpecialist Four · February 7, 1966
Same unit, same day
- CARLOS BETANCOURT-MOJICAStaff Sergeant · Panel 5E, Line 9
- DAVID J BROADHEADPrivate First Class · Panel 5E, Line 9
- WILBERT RUDOLPH BUTLERPrivate First Class · Panel 5E, Line 9
- RALPH BYRDSpecialist Four · Panel 5E, Line 9
- RICHARD GUINN CROSSLANDSpecialist Four · Panel 5E, Line 10
- PRINCE CHARLES CUNNINGHAMSpecialist Four · Panel 5E, Line 10
- DAVID BENEDICTO GARCIASergeant · Panel 5E, Line 10
- JAMES ALTON GARDNERFirst Lieutenant · Panel 5E, Line 11
- JOHNNIE GRANTSpecialist Four · Panel 5E, Line 11
- SYLVESTER JACKSON JRSpecialist Four · Panel 5E, Line 11
- LEE ALLEN JAMES JRSpecialist Four · Panel 5E, Line 12
- FREDERICK PETER LANGERSergeant · Panel 5E, Line 12
- HAROLD JOSEPH MARRIETTASergeant · Panel 5E, Line 12
- ALFRED LEWIS JOHNSONSpecialist Four · Panel 5E, Line 13
- CLIFFORD WAYNE MCROBERTSSergeant · Panel 5E, Line 13
- ALEXANDER MONTOYASergeant · Panel 5E, Line 13
- JOHN FRANCIS OSHAUGHNESSYPrivate · Panel 5E, Line 14
- MORRIS JAMES POWELLSergeant · Panel 5E, Line 14
- THOMAS SALAS RIVERASpecialist Four · Panel 5E, Line 14
- JIM BRUCE ROBISONSpecialist Four · Panel 5E, Line 14
- DUANE VIRGIL OLSONSpecialist Four · Panel 5E, Line 15
- KENNETH RUSHPrivate First Class · Panel 5E, Line 15
- JOHN FRANCIS SANFORDFirst Lieutenant · Panel 5E, Line 15
- GEORGE JERRY SHUFELTPrivate First Class · Panel 5E, Line 15
From Grand Rapids
- MILLARD RUSSELL VALERIUSCaptain · May 28, 1965
- ROBERT JEROME MORONEYCaptain · December 14, 1965
- DONALD BRUCE ADAMSONSecond Lieutenant · February 23, 1966
- JERRY EMMET PARKSPrivate First Class · March 5, 1966
- DAVID ORIN BAILEYPrivate First Class · April 8, 1966
- GARY SCOTT FERGUSONPrivate First Class · August 3, 1966
- DAVID LAWRENCE FAUGHTPrivate First Class · August 10, 1966
- EVERETTE ARTHUR THOMPSONPrivate First Class · August 10, 1966
- MATTHEW GEORGE MIEDEMAPrivate First Class · August 25, 1966
- HARVEY LYN ROWLANDPrivate First Class · September 4, 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.