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ISIAH SIMMONS
Captain · U.S. Army
April 27, 1935 – August 24, 1968
Service recordIsiah Simmons, of Johns Island, South Carolina, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on August 24, 1968, in Binh Long Province, South Vietnam, at age 33. His name is inscribed on Panel 46W, Line 8 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 46W · Line 8
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
- Captain (CPT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Infantry Unit Commander (1542)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 INF DIV
- Born
- April 27, 1935
- Home of record
- Johns Island, South Carolina (Charleston County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 24, 1968
- Age
- 33
- Province
- Binh Long
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Grenade
Context · from the records
What was happening
56 names on the Wall carry the date August 24, 1968; six of them were lost in Binh Long Province. In August 1968, 1,313 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 62 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 46W, Line 8
- WILLIAM PATRICK RYLANDLance Corporal · August 24, 1968
- JAMES EDGAR SANDERS JRSpecialist Four · August 24, 1968
- RONALD DAVID SHOCKLEYAirman Apprentice · August 24, 1968
- BILLY SMITHPrivate First Class · August 24, 1968
Same unit, same day
- DEAN LAVERNE LANGStaff Sergeant · Panel 46W, Line 5
From Johns Island
- LUCIEN ROBINSONPrivate First Class · February 21, 1968
- HARRISON WINE JRPrivate First Class · March 11, 1969
- JOSEPH WILLIAM COXCaptain · September 12, 1969
- ROBERT DAVID WALDENCaptain · March 15, 1970
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.