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JAMES JOSEPH NORCIA
Private First Class · U.S. Army
July 14, 1942 – January 20, 1967
Service recordJames Joseph Norcia, of Washington, District of Columbia, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on January 20, 1967, in Binh Dinh Province, South Vietnam, at age 24. His name is inscribed on Panel 14E, Line 58 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 14E · Line 58
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Armor Crewman (11E)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- July 14, 1942
- Home of record
- Washington, District of Columbia (District Of Columbia County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 20, 1967
- Age
- 24
- Province
- Binh Dinh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
28 names on the Wall carry the date January 20, 1967; 11 of them were lost in Bình Định Province. In January 1967, 638 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 38 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 14E, Line 58
- WILLIAM JAMES MACKPrivate First Class · January 20, 1967
- MICHAEL JON MARSHMANPrivate First Class · January 20, 1967
- GEORGE WILLIAM MCGHEEPrivate First Class · January 20, 1967
- ROY M MCWILLIAMSCaptain · January 20, 1967
Same unit, same day
- FRED LEROY JOHNSONSergeant · Panel 14E, Line 57
- CLYDE HAROLD OBRIENStaff Sergeant · Panel 14E, Line 59
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.