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JAMES CHARLES SHERIFF JR
Major · U.S. Army
July 15, 1936 – July 4, 1965
Service recordJames Charles Sheriff JR, of Columbus, Georgia, served as a Major in the U.S. Army. He died on July 4, 1965, in South Vietnam, at age 28. His name is inscribed on Panel 2E, Line 27 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 2E · Line 27
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Major (MAJ)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Fixed Wing Aviation Unit Commander (1980)
- Born
- July 15, 1936
- Home of record
- Columbus, Georgia (Muscogee County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 4, 1965
- Age
- 28
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Aircraft Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
Two names on the Wall carry the date July 4, 1965. In July 1965, 103 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 2E, Line 27
- ALVIN CHESTERLance Corporal · July 5, 1965
- WILLIAM FORBES EISENBRAUNCaptain · July 5, 1965
- BRYAN EUGENE GROGANSecond Lieutenant · July 5, 1965
- WILLIAM ARTHUR OBERGPrivate First Class · July 5, 1965
From Columbus
- RUBE ALFRED FREEMANMaster Sergeant · April 27, 1963
- WILLIAM EDWARD TH FLOWERSChief Warrant Officer 2 · December 12, 1963
- JERRY LEE TAYLORCaptain · February 17, 1964
- PATRICK PALMER CALHOUNSecond Lieutenant · April 19, 1965
- DURWARD FRANK RAYSergeant · July 7, 1965
- CLIFFORD DEAN MELTONStaff Sergeant · July 21, 1965
- FRANK BOYNTONSpecialist Four · September 18, 1965
- JAMES LEROY DAVISSergeant · November 12, 1965
- EDDIE LEE POUGHSpecialist Four · November 15, 1965
- PALMER BEACH MILESSergeant · November 17, 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.