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JAMES EDWARD UNDERWOOD
Major · U.S. Air Force
June 13, 1925 – May 16, 1965
Service recordJames Edward Underwood, of Choteau, Montana, served as a Major in the U.S. Air Force. He died on May 16, 1965, in Bien Hoa Province, South Vietnam, at age 39. His name is inscribed on Panel 1E, Line 120 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1E · Line 120
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. Air Force
- Rank
- Major (MAJ)
- Service
- Regular
- Born
- June 13, 1925
- Home of record
- Choteau, Montana (Teton County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 16, 1965
- Age
- 39
- Province
- Bien Hoa
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
27 names on the Wall carry the date May 16, 1965; 26 of them were lost in Bien Hoa Province. In May 1965, 89 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 1E, Line 120
- BILLY EUGENE SHANNONCaptain · May 16, 1965
- GERALD ALLISON SNYDERTechnical Sergeant · May 16, 1965
- LEE CELIN WAGNER JRFirst Lieutenant · May 16, 1965
- HAYDEN EDWARD WEAVERAirman First Class · May 16, 1965
From Choteau
- LEE EDWARD NORDAHLLieutenant Commander · December 20, 1965
- ROGER WILLIAM HOODCorporal · April 13, 1969
- THOMAS ALBERT DELLWOFirst Lieutenant · March 15, 1971
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.