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LARRY MICHAEL CLEVELAND
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
November 16, 1947 – October 23, 1969
Service recordLarry Michael Cleveland, of Long Beach, California, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on October 23, 1969, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 17W, Line 107 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 17W · Line 107
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
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 101 AIRBORNE DIV
- Born
- November 16, 1947
- Home of record
- Long Beach, California (Los Angeles County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- October 23, 1969
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — Passenger (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
18 names on the Wall carry the date October 23, 1969; eight of them were lost in Quảng Trị Province. In October 1969, 600 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 101st Airborne Division, his unit in the record, lost 42 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 17W, Line 107
- VINCENT SALDANOSergeant · October 22, 1969
- RUSSELL FRANCIS SMITHSpecialist Four · October 22, 1969
- RICHARD WOODROW YATESHospitalman · October 22, 1969
- ANDREW JOHN ABRAMSONWarrant Officer 1 · October 23, 1969
Same unit, same day
- ANDREW JOHN ABRAMSONWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 17W, Line 107
- JOSE LUIS BORRERO-SANCHEZCorporal · Panel 17W, Line 108
- DENNIS MCCOY CLARKCorporal · Panel 17W, Line 108
- GERALD LEE YOUNGWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 17W, Line 108
- KERRY BRENT LOVESecond Lieutenant · Panel 17W, Line 109
- MANUEL GODINE MARTINEZSpecialist Four · Panel 17W, Line 109
- DENNIS NYE HUDSONCorporal · Panel 17W, Line 110
From Long Beach
- PETER ANTHONY SEMMERPrivate First Class · February 11, 1965
- RICHARD GRAHAM ALLENPrivate First Class · March 4, 1966
- IVAN JOSEPH BROYLESSergeant · April 21, 1966
- RICHARD EYRE CROWELance Corporal · May 29, 1966
- FRANZ GERHARD PREDIGERSpecialist Four · June 30, 1966
- ANTHONY ROBERT BOSHPrivate First Class · September 7, 1966
- GERALD JOHNSONPrivate First Class · November 15, 1966
- MICHAEL PAUL MCCONAHAYPrivate First Class · November 23, 1966
- EDMOND SANMARCOSPrivate First Class · December 19, 1966
- MARSHAL LYNN HORTONSpecialist Four · December 25, 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.