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JAMES HARRISON REESE
Private · U.S. Army
April 8, 1943 – May 20, 1966
Service recordJames Harrison Reese, of Washington, District of Columbia, served as a Private in the U.S. Army. He died on May 20, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 7E, Line 90 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 7E · Line 90
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
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 25 INF DIV
- Born
- April 8, 1943
- Home of record
- Washington, District of Columbia (District Of Columbia County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 20, 1966
- Age
- 23
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Grenade
Context · from the records
What was happening
18 names on the Wall carry the date May 20, 1966. In May 1966, 595 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 25th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 93 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 7E, Line 90
- FRANKLIN DELANO WATERSTechnical Sergeant · May 19, 1966
- GENE MILTON LUTZLance Corporal · May 20, 1966
- GILLIAM MOOREPrivate First Class · May 20, 1966
- DENNIS LEROY NELSONCorporal · May 20, 1966
- CARTER REDMONDPrivate · May 20, 1966
Same unit, same day
- STANLEY INCILLO SAGONSpecialist Four · Panel 7E, Line 91
- GEORGE HENRY STAHL JRPrivate First Class · Panel 7E, Line 91
- WILLIAM FREDRICK WINTERSMajor · Panel 7E, Line 92
From Washington
- HOMER CLEO MCINTYRE JRCaptain · July 28, 1964
- JAMES MARTIN CALEStaff Sergeant · May 16, 1965
- GEZA TEGLASSergeant · October 27, 1965
- LOUIS SHERRODSergeant · November 6, 1965
- LEROY HILLPlatoon Sergeant · November 8, 1965
- CALVIN BOUKNIGHTSpecialist Five · November 16, 1965
- PAUL EDWARD HURDLEStaff Sergeant · November 17, 1965
- THEODORE M BEAMONSpecialist Four · November 23, 1965
- HARRY RONALD HOSKINSONSpecialist Four · December 13, 1965
- WILLIE MITCHELL JRAirman First Class · December 20, 1965
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.