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JAMES EDWARD BROOKS
Sergeant · U.S. Army
May 2, 1948 – March 19, 1970
Service recordJames Edward Brooks, of Corpus Christi, Texas, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on March 19, 1970, in Long An Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 12W, Line 20 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 12W · Line 20
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
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 9 INF DIV
- Born
- May 2, 1948
- Home of record
- Corpus Christi, Texas (Multiple County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 19, 1970
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Long An
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
22 names on the Wall carry the date March 19, 1970; two of them were lost in Long An Province. In March 1970, 625 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 9th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 6 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 12W, Line 20
- ROBERT ALLEN BROWNSpecialist Five · March 19, 1970
- LARRY EUGENE CALDWELLCorporal · March 19, 1970
- FRANK JOHN CWIOKSpecialist Five · March 19, 1970
- CLYDE WILSON ENDERLEMajor · March 19, 1970
From Corpus Christi
- FAYBERT RAY BRADSHAWStaff Sergeant · July 20, 1965
- JOE THOMAS WELBORNChief Warrant Officer 2 · November 4, 1965
- WILLIAM A JENNINGS IIICorporal · December 13, 1965
- MIGUEL GARCIA JRPrivate First Class · April 22, 1966
- WILLIAM R MINDACHSpecialist Four · July 6, 1966
- BENITO PEREZFirst Sergeant · August 2, 1966
- RAUL FLORESLance Corporal · August 7, 1966
- JERRY PHILLIPSPetty Officer Second Class · August 11, 1966
- ALFREDO CASTANONPrivate First Class · September 24, 1966
- DWIGHT KING SATTERWHITEPrivate First Class · September 24, 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.