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LARRY JAMES BRANAUGH
Warrant Officer 1 · U.S. Army
June 19, 1943 – April 20, 1968
Service recordLarry James Branaugh, of Denver, Colorado, served as a Warrant Officer 1 in the U.S. Army. He died on April 20, 1968, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 24. His name is inscribed on Panel 51E, Line 5 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 51E · Line 5
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
- Warrant Officer 1 (WO1)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Helicopter Pilot, Utility And Light Cargo Single Rotor (062B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- June 19, 1943
- Home of record
- Denver, Colorado (Denver County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 20, 1968
- Age
- 24
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
52 names on the Wall carry the date April 20, 1968; eight of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In April 1968, 1,580 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 134 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 51E, Line 5
- LEWIS JOHN YOUNGPrivate First Class · April 19, 1968
- KENT ROBERT BOLTERPrivate First Class · April 20, 1968
- EDWARD EUGENE CARTERLance Corporal · April 20, 1968
- JOSEPH ANGELO CESTAREFirst Lieutenant · April 20, 1968
Same unit, same day
- WILLIAM GLENN LAMBERTSergeant · Panel 51E, Line 8
- JAMES FRANCIS MACMANUSPrivate First Class · Panel 51E, Line 10
- ROBERT JOSEPH NOTOPrivate First Class · Panel 51E, Line 11
- RICHARD JOHN TURBITT JRSpecialist Four · Panel 51E, Line 14
From Denver
- BRIAN KAY SKINNERFirst Lieutenant · December 9, 1964
- MORRIS OLEN MUSICK JRLance Corporal · August 20, 1965
- DUANE WHITNEY MARTINCaptain · September 20, 1965
- JACK BRIAN LEAFPrivate First Class · August 24, 1965
- ERNEST CALVIN KELLYPrivate First Class · January 1, 1966
- FRANKIE LEYBA VARGASPrivate First Class · January 15, 1966
- RADFORD DOUGLAS HOGANSergeant · January 25, 1966
- FRANK SCOT CRISMONLieutenant · December 30, 1964
- ELOY DURANStaff Sergeant · February 14, 1966
- THOMAS WILLIAM STASKOCaptain · February 18, 1966
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.