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JAMES HARLOW DUNN III
Warrant Officer 1 · U.S. Army
January 4, 1944 – April 23, 1969
Service recordJames Harlow Dunn III, of Norfolk, Virginia, served as a Warrant Officer 1 in the U.S. Army. He died on April 23, 1969, in Tay Ninh Province, South Vietnam, at age 25. His name is inscribed on Panel 26W, Line 31 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 26W · Line 31
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
- Warrant Officer 1 (WO1)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Helicopter Pilot, Utility And Light Cargo Single Rotor (062B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- January 4, 1944
- Home of record
- Norfolk, Virginia (Norfolk (City) County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 23, 1969
- Age
- 25
- Province
- Tay Ninh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
42 names on the Wall carry the date April 23, 1969; five of them were lost in Tây Ninh Province. In April 1969, 1,023 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 87 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 26W, Line 31
- JULIAN DEAN DEDMANStaff Sergeant · April 23, 1969
- RICHARD PAUL DEXTRAZELance Corporal · April 23, 1969
- ALLAN DOUGLAS EYLERWarrant Officer 1 · April 23, 1969
- DONALD ORIN MCGRAWSpecialist Four · April 23, 1969
Same unit, same day
- MARTIN DANIEL REYNOLDSSpecialist Four · Panel 26W, Line 35
- JOHN RANDALL SPEARSergeant · Panel 26W, Line 36
From Norfolk
- OSCAR BRANCH WESTON JRCaptain · March 23, 1961
- HUMBERT ROQUE VERSACECaptain · October 29, 1963
- WILLIAM LEROY SIEGRISTMaster Sergeant · December 30, 1964
- EDWARD RAY DODGESergeant Major · December 31, 1964
- WILLIAM N MILLERCaptain · November 12, 1965
- EDWARD J WILLIAMSPrivate First Class · January 11, 1966
- MONTE D BROOKSPrivate First Class · January 25, 1966
- JOHNNY PAUL PRICEPrivate First Class · February 9, 1966
- ROBERT LEE HOSKINS JRStaff Sergeant · February 26, 1966
- EVERETT ALVIN MCPHERSONMajor · March 18, 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.