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JAMES LEE SHANKS
Major · U.S. Air Force
April 13, 1930 – May 24, 1968
Service recordJames Lee Shanks, of Freeport, New York, served as a Major in the U.S. Air Force. He died on May 24, 1968, offshore, South Vietnam, at age 38. His name is inscribed on Panel 69E, Line 2 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 69E · Line 2
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Air Force
- Rank
- Major (MAJ)
- Service
- Regular
- Unit (as recorded)
- 12 ACO SQ
- Born
- April 13, 1930
- Home of record
- Freeport, New York (Nassau County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 24, 1968
- Age
- 38
- Province
- Offshore
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Aircraft Crash — crew
- Remains
- Not recovered as of the 2008 DoD record
Context · from the records
What was happening
76 names on the Wall carry the date May 24, 1968. In May 1968, 2,418 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
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.
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On the Wall
Also on Panel 69E, Line 2
- GERMAN ANTONIO SANTIAGOStaff Sergeant · May 24, 1968
- HERBERT ELLIS SCHMIDTSergeant · May 24, 1968
- RONALD JAMES SHEWMANLance Corporal · May 24, 1968
- MICHAEL ARTHUR SMOGERFirst Lieutenant · May 24, 1968
From Freeport
- RICHARD F LABARBERAPrivate First Class · June 24, 1966
- DON BROWN PARSONS JRLieutenant Commander · September 19, 1966
- VICTOR JOSEPH RUGGERO JRPrivate First Class · March 12, 1967
- ROBERT MICHAEL WAINZLance Corporal · April 24, 1967
- DENNIS PATRICK MOLESEPrivate First Class · May 14, 1967
- KEVIN BERNARD MCGOVERNSergeant · July 12, 1968
- BRUCE ROBERT J N SWEENEYLance Corporal · November 22, 1968
- VIESTURS REIKMANISSpecialist Four · August 6, 1969
- THOMAS LAWRENCE MORANOSpecialist Four · February 8, 1970
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.