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LEON AUBREY FENTRESS
Corporal · U.S. Army
March 1, 1949 – February 1, 1970
Service recordLeon Aubrey Fentress, of Norfolk, Virginia, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on February 1, 1970, in Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 14W, Line 89 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 14W · Line 89
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
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Pioneer (12A)
- Unit (as recorded)
- AMERICAL DIV
- Born
- March 1, 1949
- Home of record
- Norfolk, Virginia (Norfolk (City) County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 1, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Quang Tin
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
21 names on the Wall carry the date February 1, 1970; six of them were lost in Quảng Tín Province. In February 1970, 569 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The Americal Division, his unit in the record, lost 30 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 14W, Line 89
- ROBERT FORDSpecialist Four · February 1, 1970
- MARK ANTHONY FOSTERLance Corporal · February 1, 1970
- WILLIAM KENNETH GARRITYPrivate First Class · February 1, 1970
- CHARLES VERNON GREENLance Corporal · February 1, 1970
From Norfolk
- OSCAR BRANCH WESTON JRCaptain · March 23, 1961
- HUMBERT ROQUE VERSACECaptain · October 29, 1963
- WILLIAM LEROY SIEGRISTMaster Sergeant · December 30, 1964
- EDWARD RAY DODGESergeant Major · December 31, 1964
- WILLIAM N MILLERCaptain · November 12, 1965
- EDWARD J WILLIAMSPrivate First Class · January 11, 1966
- MONTE D BROOKSPrivate First Class · January 25, 1966
- JOHNNY PAUL PRICEPrivate First Class · February 9, 1966
- ROBERT LEE HOSKINS JRStaff Sergeant · February 26, 1966
- EVERETT ALVIN MCPHERSONMajor · March 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.