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JAMES EDWARD OLINGER JR
Sergeant · U.S. Army
November 11, 1947 – July 3, 1970
Service recordJames Edward Olinger JR, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on July 3, 1970, in Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 9W, Line 116 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 9W · Line 116
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 11 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- November 11, 1947
- Home of record
- Grand Rapids, Michigan (Kent County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 3, 1970
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Quang Ngai
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
17 names on the Wall carry the date July 3, 1970; he was the only one lost in Quảng Ngãi Province that day. In July 1970, 495 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 11th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 14 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 9W, Line 116
- WILLIAM ALLEN JUSTICECaptain · July 3, 1970
- JOHN WILSON OWENSpecialist Four · July 3, 1970
- DONNIE HOWARD RUSSELLSergeant · July 3, 1970
- TERRY LEE SANDERSSpecialist Four · July 3, 1970
From Grand Rapids
- MILLARD RUSSELL VALERIUSCaptain · May 28, 1965
- ROBERT JEROME MORONEYCaptain · December 14, 1965
- HERMAN LEROY HUEYSergeant · February 7, 1966
- DONALD BRUCE ADAMSONSecond Lieutenant · February 23, 1966
- JERRY EMMET PARKSPrivate First Class · March 5, 1966
- DAVID ORIN BAILEYPrivate First Class · April 8, 1966
- GARY SCOTT FERGUSONPrivate First Class · August 3, 1966
- DAVID LAWRENCE FAUGHTPrivate First Class · August 10, 1966
- EVERETTE ARTHUR THOMPSONPrivate First Class · August 10, 1966
- MATTHEW GEORGE MIEDEMAPrivate First Class · August 25, 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.