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LUTHER NETTLES BAGNAL III
Corporal · U.S. Army
May 30, 1948 – February 3, 1971
Service recordLuther Nettles Bagnal III, of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on February 3, 1971, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 5W, Line 75 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 5W · Line 75
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
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- May 30, 1948
- Home of record
- Winston-Salem, North Carolina (Forsyth County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 3, 1971
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
Ten names on the Wall carry the date February 3, 1971; he was the only one lost in Bình Dương Province that day. In February 1971, 387 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 31 of its members that month.
Read the history
On the Wall
Also on Panel 5W, Line 75
- MARTIN JAMES BURNSPrivate First Class · February 3, 1971
- MILFRED RAY GREENSpecialist Four · February 3, 1971
- LENNART G LANGHORNEFirst Lieutenant · February 3, 1971
- THOMAS A MRAVAKCaptain · February 3, 1971
From Winston-Salem
- JAMES WALTER FLOYDPrivate First Class · October 10, 1965
- RICHARD KENNETH JORDANCaptain · October 22, 1965
- JOHN CONNOR JRStaff Sergeant · February 12, 1966
- EUGENE GERALD ARMSTRONG JRChief Warrant Officer 4 · May 1, 1966
- LARRY RAYMOND LAMBERTPrivate First Class · September 11, 1966
- GARY GRANT RUSHINGPrivate First Class · October 27, 1966
- DOUGLAS WAYNE LEECorporal · March 26, 1967
- WALTER EARL MUNNSLance Corporal · March 27, 1967
- KENNETH MAURICE BURNETTPrivate First Class · April 11, 1967
- CLYDE ULAND MITCHELLCorporal · May 18, 1967
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.