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MARTIN THOMAS PRAST
First Lieutenant · U.S. Army
March 5, 1947 – January 30, 1970
Service recordMartin Thomas Prast, of Grand Island, New York, served as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He died on January 30, 1970, in South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 8W, Line 81 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 8W · Line 81
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- First Lieutenant (1LT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Parachutist, Infantry Unit Commander (71542)
- Born
- March 5, 1947
- Home of record
- Grand Island, New York (Erie County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 30, 1970
- Age
- 22
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
Eight names on the Wall carry the date January 30, 1970. In January 1970, 529 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 8W, Line 81
- KENT CARTER WOLFSpecialist Five · August 3, 1970
- WAYNE VALGEEN BLAKELance Corporal · August 4, 1970
- JAMES LYNELL BLOW JRPrivate First Class · August 4, 1970
- JOHN HARLIE BURGESS JRCorporal · August 4, 1970
- WILLIAM MARTIN CLARKLance Corporal · August 4, 1970
From Grand Island
- JOSEPH ANDRE LHUILLIERCaptain · July 25, 1968
- RICHARD BARRY TROTTERStaff Sergeant · September 26, 1968
- JOSEPH EARL MUENCHCorporal · October 4, 1969
- ROBERT BENJAMIN LUTHERCorporal · May 10, 1970
- PHILIP CHARLES TAYLORSergeant · May 27, 1971
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.