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JAMES LEROY WOODWORTH
Corporal · U.S. Army
June 26, 1943 – February 1, 1969
Service recordJames Leroy Woodworth, of Howe, Indiana, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on February 1, 1969, in Phuoc Long Province, South Vietnam, at age 25. His name is inscribed on Panel 33W, Line 35 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 33W · Line 35
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
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- June 26, 1943
- Home of record
- Howe, Indiana (Lagrange County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 1, 1969
- Age
- 25
- Province
- Phuoc Long
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Unknown
Context · from the records
What was happening
28 names on the Wall carry the date February 1, 1969; he was the only one lost in Phuoc Long Province that day. In February 1969, 1,304 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 100 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 33W, Line 35
- HENRY GERARD SCHULTECorporal · February 1, 1969
- JAMES EDWARD TAYLORFirst Lieutenant · February 1, 1969
- JAMES HOWARD WARDSpecialist Five · February 1, 1969
- JIMMY EDD ABERNATHYSpecialist Five · February 2, 1969
Same unit, same day
- JOHN HEBER GORDONSergeant · Panel 33W, Line 31
- HENRY L GUTIERREZ JRCorporal · Panel 33W, Line 31
- REGINALD MILMEN HERBERTCorporal · Panel 33W, Line 32
- GEORGE SANTIAGO SANCHEZCorporal · Panel 33W, Line 34
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.