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JIM ALLEN WRAY
Sergeant · U.S. Army
February 28, 1942 – July 2, 1969
Service recordJim Allen Wray, of Coxs Creek, Kentucky, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on July 2, 1969, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 27. His name is inscribed on Panel 21W, Line 49 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 21W · Line 49
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
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Cannon Crewmember (13B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- B BTRY 1 BN 40 ARTY 108 ARTY GRP
- Born
- February 28, 1942
- Home of record
- Coxs Creek, Kentucky (Nelson County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 2, 1969
- Age
- 27
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
31 names on the Wall carry the date July 2, 1969; three of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In July 1969, 834 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 21W, Line 49
- DANIEL BERNARD SINNOTTPrivate First Class · July 2, 1969
- DONALD LEE TOVEYSergeant First Class · July 2, 1969
- DAVID R VORENKAMPPrivate First Class · July 2, 1969
- EDWARD LARUE WILLIAMSONFirst Lieutenant · July 2, 1969
From Coxs Creek
- BARRY NEAL THOMPSONSpecialist Four · June 25, 1969
- CHARLES DAVID STCLAIRSpecialist Four · January 16, 1971
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.