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LEONARD RAY DAVIS
Seaman · U.S. Navy
June 3, 1951 – April 17, 1972
Service recordLeonard Ray Davis, of Phoenix, Arizona, served as a Seaman in the U.S. Navy. He died on April 17, 1972, in North Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 1W, Line 2 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1W · Line 2
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. Navy
- Rank
- Seaman (SN)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Seaman (SN)
- Born
- June 3, 1951
- Home of record
- Phoenix, Arizona (Maricopa County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 17, 1972
- Age
- 20
- Country
- North Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Ship/Submarine Accident At Sea (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
One name on the Wall carry the date April 17, 1972. In April 1972, 106 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
He died in North Vietnam while the Easter Offensive was under way. On 30 March 1972, North Vietnam launched its largest offensive since 1968, attacking across the DMZ, toward An Lộc and into the Central Highlands. By then few U.S. ground troops remained; American advisers and air power fought alongside the South Vietnamese.
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On the Wall
Also on Panel 1W, Line 2
- TOMMY JOE BECKERPrivate First Class · April 18, 1972
- GREGORY WILLIAM HERMANNChief Warrant Officer 2 · April 18, 1972
- DAVID DONALD STOVERSpecialist Four · April 18, 1972
- RONALD HOWARD WIGGINSChief Warrant Officer 2 · April 18, 1972
From Phoenix
- DURWARD DEAN GOSNEYMajor · October 7, 1964
- CHARLES ALVA DALEMajor · June 9, 1965
- WILBURN DANIEL FELKINSCorporal · July 30, 1965
- LEE E ANDERSONSergeant · September 19, 1965
- DERRELL BLACKBUR JEFFORDSColonel · December 24, 1965
- JOHNNY HOWARD GODFREYCaptain · January 11, 1966
- GEORGE A HOAGLAND IIIStaff Sergeant · January 29, 1966
- JACK LANDEN HIMESPrivate First Class · February 26, 1966
- ROY JOHN HIGGINS JRCorporal · March 5, 1966
- DARRELL LEE JOHNSONPrivate First Class · March 5, 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.