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LAWRENCE DANE WOODS
Captain · U.S. Army
February 15, 1937 – June 24, 1966
Service recordLawrence Dane Woods, of Hartford, Connecticut, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on June 24, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 29. His name is inscribed on Panel 8E, Line 90 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 8E · Line 90
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
- Captain (CPT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Air Observation Pilot (1981)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- February 15, 1937
- Home of record
- Hartford, Connecticut (Hartford County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 24, 1966
- Age
- 29
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
35 names on the Wall carry the date June 24, 1966. In June 1966, 595 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 47 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 8E, Line 90
- HOLLIS ALLEN WALKERPrivate First Class · June 24, 1966
- JERRY HIOTT WILLIAMSSergeant · June 24, 1966
- HENRY HAYDEN ALLMANPrivate First Class · June 25, 1966
- RONALD LEE HERBSTRITTPrivate First Class · June 25, 1966
- LARKIN OSCAR VALLERANDLance Corporal · June 25, 1966
Same unit, same day
- ADELL ARIE ALSTONSpecialist Four · Panel 8E, Line 83
- DONALD CARTHEL ESTESChief Warrant Officer 2 · Panel 8E, Line 84
- JOHNNY HICKEYSpecialist Four · Panel 8E, Line 85
- GARY RICHARD HOLTPrivate First Class · Panel 8E, Line 85
- BOBBY JOE JAMESStaff Sergeant · Panel 8E, Line 86
- LAWRENCE P LEBRUNPrivate First Class · Panel 8E, Line 87
- MELVIN MCCRAYPrivate First Class · Panel 8E, Line 88
- WILLIAM EDWARD STEIERPrivate First Class · Panel 8E, Line 89
- DELMAS SHERWOOD TOWNSENDWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 8E, Line 89
From Hartford
- WALTER ALEXANDER TERLECKISergeant · February 18, 1966
- EDMUND FRANCIS EDDYPrivate First Class · March 28, 1966
- MALCOLM CRAYTON BERRYPrivate First Class · June 29, 1966
- DAVID KEITH HIGHTFirst Lieutenant · June 30, 1966
- STEPHEN S STRYCHARZ JRLance Corporal · July 15, 1966
- JIMMY LEE LANGSTONPrivate First Class · February 28, 1967
- ALLAN PAUL FIRMNECKHospitalman · April 22, 1967
- JAMES STEVEN LEONARDCorporal · May 18, 1967
- LAWRENCE JAY SILVERFirst Lieutenant · June 13, 1967
- WALTER PLATOSZPrivate First Class · October 17, 1967
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.