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JAMES LAFAYETTE WHITED
Major · U.S. Army
December 2, 1923 – November 19, 1966
Service recordJames Lafayette Whited, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, served as a Major in the U.S. Army. He died on November 19, 1966, in Laos, at age 42. His name is inscribed on Panel 12E, Line 93 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 12E · Line 93
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Major (MAJ)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Unit (as recorded)
- HHC 223 AVN BN 17 AVN GP
- Born
- December 2, 1923
- Home of record
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (Multiple County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- November 19, 1966
- Age
- 42
- Country
- Laos
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Unknown
- Remains
- Not recovered as of the 2008 DoD record
Context · from the records
What was happening
37 names on the Wall carry the date November 19, 1966. In November 1966, 641 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
He died in Laos while the air war over Laos was under way. From 1964 to 1973, U.S. aircraft bombed the Ho Chi Minh Trail and supported the war in northern Laos; many of the Americans lost over Laos were never recovered.
His remains had not been recovered when the 2008 record was compiled. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency continues to search for Americans still missing from the war; families can find case information through dpaa.mil.
Read the history
Also on Panel 12E, Line 93
- DAVID RICHARD WESTLance Corporal · November 19, 1966
- COLEY PHILLIP WHITESpecialist Four · November 19, 1966
- ELVIN JOSEPH WIDEMANStaff Sergeant · November 19, 1966
- SAMMY RAY WISWELLStaff Sergeant · November 19, 1966
From Oklahoma City
- LAVESTER LEE WILLIAMSCaptain · March 23, 1963
- GORDON RICHARD BROWNCaptain · October 24, 1963
- CHARLES KENNETH SIDESLance Corporal · March 26, 1965
- FRANK PETER WATSONCaptain · June 18, 1965
- LARRY DREW HARVEYCorporal · October 3, 1965
- GARY HOWARD JONESPrivate First Class · October 14, 1965
- GEORGE RAY THOMPSONSergeant · December 12, 1965
- JEFF GOUDEAU JRPrivate First Class · December 13, 1965
- GARY RAY ARTMANSpecialist Four · February 18, 1966
- JERRY D LEWISSpecialist Four · March 16, 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.