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JOSEPH EDWARD FRASHER
Airman Apprentice · U.S. Navy
January 15, 1953 – August 14, 1972
Service recordJoseph Edward Frasher, of Columbus, Ohio, served as an Airman Apprentice in the U.S. Navy. He died on August 14, 1972, offshore, South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 1W, Line 66 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1W · Line 66
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. Navy
- Rank
- Airman Apprentice (AA)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Launch/Recovery Eq) (ABE)
- Born
- January 15, 1953
- Home of record
- Columbus, Ohio (Multiple County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- August 14, 1972
- Age
- 19
- Province
- Offshore
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Ship/Submarine Accident At Sea (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
Three names on the Wall carry the date August 14, 1972. In August 1972, 41 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
He died in South Vietnam while the Easter Offensive was under way. On 30 March 1972, North Vietnam launched its largest offensive since 1968, attacking across the DMZ, toward An Lộc and into the Central Highlands. By then few U.S. ground troops remained; American advisers and air power fought alongside the South Vietnamese.
Also on Panel 1W, Line 66
- DAVID MATHEW THOMPSONLieutenant · August 13, 1972
- FRANCIS WAYNE TOWNSENDCaptain · August 13, 1972
- RONNIE HOLLYSpecialist Four · August 14, 1972
- ALLAN WILLIAM HOLMESSpecialist Four · August 14, 1972
From Columbus
- LAWRENCE CLAIR HAMMONDChief Warrant Officer 2 · January 11, 1963
- JOHN FREDRICK STONEBURNERMajor · December 9, 1964
- TOMMY JOE BELCHERSpecialist Four · February 10, 1965
- ANDREW JACOB HINDERMANPrivate First Class · September 11, 1965
- WILLIAM BISHOP WOLFLance Corporal · October 14, 1965
- DENNIS SMITHCorporal · October 30, 1965
- CHARLES THOMAS MOORE JRSpecialist Five · November 17, 1965
- KENNETH POLINGSpecialist Four · November 21, 1965
- MORRIS LEE BARGYCorporal · November 29, 1965
- MORRIS E JENKINSSpecialist Five · December 2, 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.