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LEROY BARNES
Master Sergeant · U.S. Army
April 4, 1921 – July 19, 1966
Service recordLeroy Barnes served as a Master Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on July 19, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 45. His name is inscribed on Panel 9E, Line 41 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 9E · Line 41
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Master Sergeant (MSG)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Born
- April 4, 1921
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 19, 1966
- Age
- 45
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
46 names on the Wall carry the date July 19, 1966. In July 1966, 562 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 9E, Line 41
- DOUGLAS HUGH KNOTTPrivate First Class · July 19, 1966
- JOHNNY F LONGWarrant Officer 1 · July 19, 1966
- CHARLES ANTHONY MCGUIRKPrivate First Class · July 19, 1966
- MICHAEL JERRY MUMMELStaff Sergeant · July 19, 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.