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JAMES WRIGHT
Corporal · U.S. Army
August 24, 1946 – August 11, 1966
Service recordJames Wright, of Columbus, Georgia, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on August 11, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 9E, Line 129 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 9E · Line 129
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 INF DIV
- Born
- August 24, 1946
- Home of record
- Columbus, Georgia (Muscogee County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 11, 1966
- Age
- 19
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
14 names on the Wall carry the date August 11, 1966. In August 1966, 501 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 84 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 9E, Line 129
- DAVID JAY ALLINSONColonel · August 12, 1966
- DONALD CONSTANDEGunnery Sergeant · August 12, 1966
- JOSEPH BERKLEY CROWDERCorporal · August 12, 1966
- ROBERT ORLIFF DAVISPrivate First Class · August 12, 1966
Same unit, same day
- JOHN ANDREW CARDOTCorporal · Panel 9E, Line 126
- AUBREY CAULEYStaff Sergeant · Panel 9E, Line 126
- JIMMY LEON HOCKADAYCorporal · Panel 9E, Line 127
- DONALD LOYE RICHARDSONCorporal · Panel 9E, Line 128
- STEPHEN LEE WEISSSpecialist Four · Panel 9E, Line 128
From Columbus
- RUBE ALFRED FREEMANMaster Sergeant · April 27, 1963
- WILLIAM EDWARD TH FLOWERSChief Warrant Officer 2 · December 12, 1963
- JERRY LEE TAYLORCaptain · February 17, 1964
- PATRICK PALMER CALHOUNSecond Lieutenant · April 19, 1965
- JAMES CHARLES SHERIFF JRMajor · July 4, 1965
- DURWARD FRANK RAYSergeant · July 7, 1965
- CLIFFORD DEAN MELTONStaff Sergeant · July 21, 1965
- FRANK BOYNTONSpecialist Four · September 18, 1965
- JAMES LEROY DAVISSergeant · November 12, 1965
- EDDIE LEE POUGHSpecialist Four · November 15, 1965
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.