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LEONARD HAYES MANTOOTH JR
Sergeant · U.S. Army
September 3, 1950 – January 11, 1972
Service recordLeonard Hayes Mantooth JR, of Louisville, Kentucky, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on January 11, 1972, in An Xugen Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 2W, Line 96 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 2W · Line 96
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
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Aircraft Maintenance Apprentice (67A)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- September 3, 1950
- Home of record
- Louisville, Kentucky (Jefferson County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 11, 1972
- Age
- 21
- Province
- An Xugen
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
Six names on the Wall carry the date January 11, 1972; four of them were lost in An Xugen Province. In January 1972, 47 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 11 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 2W, Line 96
- JAMES LOSPINUSOStaff Sergeant · January 10, 1972
- JOHN DAVID EDDYWarrant Officer 1 · January 11, 1972
- GARY WAYNE TAWNEYSpecialist Five · January 11, 1972
- ROBERT WAYNE VEHLINGCaptain · January 11, 1972
Same unit, same day
- JOHN DAVID EDDYWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 2W, Line 96
- GARY WAYNE TAWNEYSpecialist Five · Panel 2W, Line 96
- ROBERT WAYNE VEHLINGCaptain · Panel 2W, Line 96
From Louisville
- FERGUS COLEMAN GROVES IICaptain · February 2, 1962
- ROBERT SHERMAN MOSIERSpecialist Five · February 10, 1965
- DON IRA WILLIAMSONColonel · October 24, 1964
- DONALD GORDON RADCLIFFMajor · August 18, 1965
- LEE ROY JAMESGunnery Sergeant · September 5, 1965
- JERRY DWAYNE UNDERWOODPrivate First Class · September 18, 1965
- GARY LOUIS DOWELLCorporal · October 27, 1965
- THOMAS EDWARD THAYER JRSergeant Major · November 8, 1965
- BOBBY LEE FAVORSSergeant · February 4, 1966
- KENNETH RUSHPrivate First Class · February 7, 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.