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JAMES ROBERT CROLEY
Platoon Sergeant · U.S. Army
September 14, 1932 – July 19, 1966
Service recordJames Robert Croley, of Amarillo, Texas, served as a Platoon Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on July 19, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 33. His name is inscribed on Panel 9E, Line 37 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 9E · Line 37
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
- Platoon Sergeant (PSG)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 INF DIV
- Born
- September 14, 1932
- Home of record
- Amarillo, Texas (Multiple County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 19, 1966
- Age
- 33
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
46 names on the Wall carry the date July 19, 1966. In July 1966, 562 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 74 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 9E, Line 37
- RODGER DEAN CLAWSONSpecialist Four · July 19, 1966
- CHARLES HENRY CRANESergeant · July 19, 1966
- JESUS DELA ROSA JRWarrant Officer 1 · July 19, 1966
- TERRY ARDEN DENNISONCommander · July 19, 1966
From Amarillo
- RONALD DICKERSON HINESFirst Lieutenant · April 26, 1964
- DONALD WAYNE BEARDLieutenant Commander · December 9, 1964
- DOUGLAS DULANE MACKWarrant Officer 1 · April 19, 1965
- STANLEY L SAPPCaptain · December 4, 1965
- L V THOMAS JRPrivate First Class · March 30, 1966
- MELVIN FRANKLIN FLOYDPlatoon Sergeant · August 8, 1966
- KENT PALMER FURPHYSergeant · November 12, 1966
- ARTHUR KASIMI TYSZKIEWICZLieutenant Commander · January 14, 1967
- CLIFFORD GORDON DAVISCorporal · April 30, 1967
- DAVID LOU ROWELLPrivate First Class · May 8, 1967
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.