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JAMES JOSEPH HAZARD
Corporal · U.S. Army
January 17, 1950 – May 20, 1970
Service recordJames Joseph Hazard, of Lynn, Massachusetts, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on May 20, 1970, in Cambodia, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 10W, Line 70 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 10W · Line 70
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- January 17, 1950
- Home of record
- Lynn, Massachusetts (Essex County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 20, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Country
- Cambodia
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Grenade
Context · from the records
What was happening
29 names on the Wall carry the date May 20, 1970. In May 1970, 917 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 127 of its members that month.
He died in Cambodia while the Cambodian incursion was under way. From 29 April to 30 June 1970, U.S. and South Vietnamese forces crossed into Cambodia to attack North Vietnamese base areas and supply caches; the announcement set off campus protests, including at Kent State.
Also on Panel 10W, Line 70
- ROBERT LEE FOZZARDStaff Sergeant · May 20, 1970
- GARY WAYNE GEARSergeant · May 20, 1970
- KENNETH MERVIN GRAYCorporal · May 20, 1970
- THOMAS JOSH KELSO JRPrivate First Class · May 20, 1970
Same unit, same day
- JACKIE LEWIS FORDCorporal · Panel 10W, Line 68
- MICHAEL JOHN MANIEREStaff Sergeant · Panel 10W, Line 71
- JOHN HOWARD WAALENStaff Sergeant · Panel 10W, Line 73
From Lynn
- CARLETON WEBSTER UPTONSpecialist Five · March 15, 1964
- FREDERICK GEORGE ATKINSONPrivate First Class · July 9, 1966
- KENNETH ROBERT CARTERSergeant · July 31, 1966
- IRVIN GEORGE MILLERPrivate First Class · October 17, 1966
- WILLIAM JOSEPH OBRIENCorporal · March 28, 1967
- KEVIN ARTHUR CAHILLLance Corporal · October 12, 1967
- JOHN DOUGLAS EVANSLance Corporal · February 2, 1968
- ROBERT JOSEPH NELSONLance Corporal · February 13, 1968
- DAVID ANDREW CHISHOLMCorporal · March 15, 1968
- EDWARD ANDERSONCorporal · May 14, 1968
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.