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LYAL HANCIL ERWIN
Captain · U.S. Army
November 22, 1936 – January 15, 1965
Service recordLyal Hancil Erwin, of Ashley, Indiana, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on January 15, 1965, in South Vietnam, at age 28. His name is inscribed on Panel 1E, Line 82 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1E · Line 82
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Captain (CPT)
- Service
- Regular
- Born
- November 22, 1936
- Home of record
- Ashley, Indiana (Multiple County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 15, 1965
- Age
- 28
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
Two names on the Wall carry the date January 15, 1965. In January 1965, 18 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 1E, Line 82
- ARTHUR EUGENE NORMANAirman Second Class · January 16, 1965
- THURSTON A GRIFFITH JRFirst Lieutenant · January 17, 1965
- RICHARD SHERWIN JOHNSONCaptain · January 17, 1965
- GERALD A BINGERStaff Sergeant · January 22, 1965
From Ashley
- MICHAEL LEWIS BERRYSpecialist Five · March 23, 1969
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.