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LOUIS HAZEL
Airman First Class · U.S. Air Force
September 16, 1952 – July 8, 1972
Service recordLouis Hazel, of Stockton, California, served as an Airman First Class in the U.S. Air Force. He died on July 8, 1972, in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 1W, Line 54 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1W · Line 54
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. Air Force
- Rank
- Airman First Class (A1C)
- Service
- Regular
- Born
- September 16, 1952
- Home of record
- Stockton, California (San Joaquin County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 8, 1972
- Age
- 19
- Province
- Quang Tri
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Artillery/Mortar/Rocket
Context · from the records
What was happening
Three names on the Wall carry the date July 8, 1972; he was the only one lost in Quảng Trị Province that day. In July 1972, 53 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
He died in Quảng Trị Province 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.
Also on Panel 1W, Line 54
- LEONARD ROBERTSONMajor · July 7, 1972
- ROBERT FRANCIS TOWNES JRSpecialist Four · July 8, 1972
- STANLEY J KUICKColonel · July 9, 1972
- JOHN ANDREW TODDFirst Lieutenant · July 9, 1972
From Stockton
- RAPHAEL CRUZStaff Sergeant · September 2, 1963
- RICHARD LEBROU WHITESIDESCaptain · March 26, 1964
- ROLAND VINCENT JAGER JRPrivate First Class · December 6, 1964
- ROBERT SANCHEZ FERNANDEZPrivate First Class · May 20, 1965
- BENJIMAN BROOKSSergeant · November 18, 1965
- ROMIRO C RODRIGUEZSpecialist Four · December 1, 1965
- RONALD EUGENE CUMMINGSPrivate First Class · December 10, 1965
- STANLEY KENTON SEMLERPrivate First Class · January 29, 1966
- RICHARD ALLEN WAGNERPrivate First Class · March 5, 1966
- JOHN LEIGH MCCARTYCorporal · March 28, 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.