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HOWARD LINTON BRITT
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
September 19, 1947 – June 21, 1967
Service recordHoward Linton Britt, of Jacksonville, Florida, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on June 21, 1967, in South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 22E, Line 28 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 22E · Line 28
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Medical Supply Specialist (76J)
- Born
- September 19, 1947
- Home of record
- Jacksonville, Florida (Duval County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 21, 1967
- Age
- 19
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Vehicle Crash (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
37 names on the Wall carry the date June 21, 1967. In June 1967, 948 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 22E, Line 28
- HARLAN FLOYD ADAMSStaff Sergeant · June 21, 1967
- THOMAS EDWARDS CAMPBELLFirst Lieutenant · June 21, 1967
- RONNIE S CATANZARITIPrivate First Class · June 21, 1967
- DENNIS MICHAEL HIGGINSLance Corporal · June 21, 1967
From Jacksonville
- LOYE THOMAS CHRISTMASPrivate First Class · January 17, 1964
- WYLEY WRIGHT JRSpecialist Five · March 9, 1964
- OTIS GORDON JRMajor · November 19, 1964
- HORACE CLEVELAND COLLINSSpecialist Four · February 10, 1965
- JAMES HENRY KINGSergeant First Class · October 6, 1965
- RODNEY CARSWELL HARRISPrivate First Class · November 1, 1965
- HENRY TUCKER CANNONSergeant First Class · November 8, 1965
- NATHANIEL BYRDSpecialist Four · November 15, 1965
- WILLIE FRANK GODBOLDTSpecialist Four · November 15, 1965
- ALEXANDER WILLIAMSSergeant · November 15, 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.