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JAMES WILFRED CLEMENT
Major · U.S. Air Force
April 5, 1931 – March 11, 1970
Service recordJames Wilfred Clement, of Coeburn, Virginia, served as a Major in the U.S. Air Force. He died on March 11, 1970, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 38. His name is inscribed on Panel 13W, Line 110 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 13W · Line 110
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Air Force
- Rank
- Major (MAJ)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Born
- April 5, 1931
- Home of record
- Coeburn, Virginia (Wise County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 11, 1970
- Age
- 38
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Unknown
Context · from the records
What was happening
25 names on the Wall carry the date March 11, 1970; seven of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In March 1970, 625 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 13W, Line 110
- ARTHUR THOMAS BIEMERETLance Corporal · March 11, 1970
- HARRY LEE CEARNELSergeant · March 11, 1970
- JOHN MICHAEL CHAPPEYCorporal · March 11, 1970
- PAUL FRANCIS KLUGFirst Lieutenant · March 11, 1970
From Coeburn
- DAVID ESTRADALance Corporal · March 26, 1967
- RODNEY DOUGLAS PICKETTPrivate First Class · May 24, 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.