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JAMES EDWARD WESTON
Private · U.S. Army
June 21, 1952 – April 27, 1971
Service recordJames Edward Weston, of Ft Worth, Texas, served as a Private in the U.S. Army. He died on April 27, 1971, in Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, at age 18. His name is inscribed on Panel 3W, Line 15 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 3W · Line 15
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
- Private (PVT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Armor Reconnaissance Specialist (11D)
- Unit (as recorded)
- AMERICAL DIV
- Born
- June 21, 1952
- Home of record
- Ft Worth, Texas (Tarrant County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 27, 1971
- Age
- 18
- Province
- Quang Ngai
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — Passenger (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
Eight names on the Wall carry the date April 27, 1971; three of them were lost in Quảng Ngãi Province. In April 1971, 292 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The Americal Division, his unit in the record, lost 24 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 3W, Line 15
- HOWARD DAVID PAYNE IIIFirst Lieutenant · April 27, 1971
- LARRY LEE ROGERSSpecialist Four · April 27, 1971
- WILLIAM DENNIS STONERPrivate First Class · April 27, 1971
- JUAN SANTOS BORJAStaff Sergeant · April 28, 1971
Same unit, same day
- TONY RAY BINGHAMSpecialist Four · Panel 3W, Line 14
- RICHARD ALLEN LIKELYCorporal · Panel 3W, Line 14
- HOWARD DAVID PAYNE IIIFirst Lieutenant · Panel 3W, Line 15
- LARRY LEE ROGERSSpecialist Four · Panel 3W, Line 15
From Ft Worth
- GEORGE MARKOSCaptain · February 7, 1965
- CHARLES M DANSBYCaptain · April 24, 1965
- JACK WILTON WEATHERBYCaptain · July 29, 1965
- PAUL WAYNE MANSIRPrivate First Class · September 11, 1965
- JAMES EDWARD THOMASPrivate First Class · October 3, 1965
- DONALD JAY TANNERLance Corporal · December 4, 1965
- DONALD REY HAWLEYCaptain · December 17, 1965
- OTHA THEANDER THOMPSONCorporal · August 24, 1965
- HARVEY WAYNE JONESPrivate First Class · March 4, 1966
- LEWIS DOUGLAS BELLMajor · March 5, 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.