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A soldier of the 4th Infantry Division secures a landing zone, October 1967.
A soldier of the 4th Infantry Division secures a landing zone, October 1967. Photo: SP5 Robert C. Lafoon, U.S. Army, public domain. Shown for the time and place, not a photograph of Lawrence Hubert Harris.

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LAWRENCE HUBERT HARRIS

Sergeant · U.S. Army

July 1, 1932 – October 15, 1966

Service record

Lawrence Hubert Harris, of Willmar, Minnesota, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on October 15, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 34. His name is inscribed on Panel 11E, Line 76 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

On the Wall

Panel 11E · Line 76

Position of Panel 11E on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial

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Service

Branch
U.S. Army
Rank
Sergeant (SGT)
Service
Regular
Occupation
Combat Engineer (12B)
Unit (as recorded)
ADV TM 21 MACV
Born
July 1, 1932
Home of record
Willmar, Minnesota (Kandiyohi County)

Casualty

Date of death
October 15, 1966
Age
34
Country
South Vietnam
Casualty type
Hostile
Category
Died of Wounds
Circumstance
Small Arms Fire

Context · from the records

What was happening

17 names on the Wall carry the date October 15, 1966. In October 1966, 516 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.

Also on Panel 11E, Line 76

From Willmar

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.