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LARRY DAVID EPSTINE
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
March 1, 1952 – April 30, 1972
Service recordLarry David Epstine, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on April 30, 1972, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 1W, Line 10 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1W · Line 10
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 196 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- March 1, 1952
- Home of record
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 30, 1972
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Drowning
Context · from the records
What was happening
Two names on the Wall carry the date April 30, 1972; he was the only one lost in Quảng Nam Province that day. In April 1972, 106 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 196th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 4 of its members that month.
He died in Quảng Nam Province 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 10
- ROY JUNIOR DAYMaster Sergeant · April 28, 1972
- JOHN JAMES MOTTLieutenant Colonel · April 29, 1972
- MELVIN DOUGLAS SEAGRAVESSeaman · April 30, 1972
- JOSEPH MIKE BERKSONCaptain · May 2, 1972
- GEORGE MICHAEL COUCHLance Corporal · September 10, 1973
From Philadelphia
- MEIR ENGELLieutenant Colonel · December 16, 1964
- MATTHEW N HARRIS JRMaster Sergeant · May 28, 1965
- ALLEN CONRAD HERTZFirst Lieutenant · June 6, 1965
- MILO BENETT STIBBINSSpecialist Five · June 11, 1965
- JOSEPH PATRICK GRUGANCorporal · June 26, 1965
- ROWLAND JOSEPH ADAMOLICorporal · August 18, 1965
- FRANK AMOS HENISSPrivate First Class · September 7, 1965
- EARL CHARLES WILLOUGHBYChief Master Sergeant · September 7, 1965
- WILLIAM A MITCHELL IIPetty Officer Third Class · September 12, 1965
- WILLIAM GREGORY MAURONEPrivate First Class · September 30, 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.