The Wall › Panel 53W › Texas › James A Goodman
JAMES A GOODMAN
Staff Sergeant · U.S. Army
February 27, 1942 – July 7, 1968
Service recordJames A Goodman, of Highlands, Texas, served as a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on July 7, 1968, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 26. His name is inscribed on Panel 53W, Line 35 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 53W · Line 35
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.
Remember
Did you know him? Family members and friends are invited to share a photograph or a memory. Nothing is posted until it has been reviewed.
Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Staff Sergeant (SSG)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- February 27, 1942
- Home of record
- Highlands, Texas (Harris County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 7, 1968
- Age
- 26
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Grenade
Context · from the records
What was happening
52 names on the Wall carry the date July 7, 1968; 25 of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In July 1968, 993 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 85 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 53W, Line 35
- ANTHONY WARREN GRUNDYLance Corporal · July 7, 1968
- IVORY HILL JRStaff Sergeant · July 7, 1968
- JOHN THOMAS HOLTON JRFirst Lieutenant · July 7, 1968
- ROBERT BERNARD HORTONPrivate First Class · July 7, 1968
Same unit, same day
- CHARLES JOSEPH DICKEYFirst Lieutenant · Panel 53W, Line 33
- IVORY HILL JRStaff Sergeant · Panel 53W, Line 35
- DAVID JACKSON SHARPSpecialist Four · Panel 53W, Line 39
- THOMAS THOMAS SPRINKLESpecialist Four · Panel 53W, Line 40
- WALLACE BRUCE WERNERSergeant · Panel 53W, Line 41
From Highlands
- LARRY DON KITTRELLPrivate First Class · October 2, 1968
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.