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MERRILL VAN BEASLEY
Corporal · U.S. Army
December 26, 1947 – February 1, 1967
Service recordMerrill Van Beasley, of Pensacola, Florida, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on February 1, 1967, in South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 14E, Line 102 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 14E · Line 102
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Pioneer (12A)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 25 INF DIV
- Born
- December 26, 1947
- Home of record
- Pensacola, Florida (Escambia County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 1, 1967
- Age
- 19
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Died of other causes
Context · from the records
What was happening
24 names on the Wall carry the date February 1, 1967. In February 1967, 767 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 25th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 63 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 14E, Line 102
- NICHOLAS E TERRAZASPrivate First Class · January 31, 1967
- LLOYD FRANCIS WALKERMajor · January 31, 1967
- WILLIAM ARTHUR BEYERHospitalman · February 1, 1967
- JOHN CALVIN BOHANNONStaff Sergeant · February 1, 1967
Same unit, same day
- ERVIN LEONARD LAIRDSpecialist Four · Panel 14E, Line 104
From Pensacola
- DONALD VOL HESTER JRLieutenant · September 6, 1964
- CHARLES WAYNE STEVENSPrivate · October 3, 1965
- WILLIE CLARENCE PICKETTPrivate First Class · November 6, 1965
- GEORGE WARREN RICEWarrant Officer 1 · December 18, 1965
- GEORGE EDDIE GEOGHAGENSpecialist Four · January 2, 1966
- DONALD RAY BROWNSergeant · April 6, 1966
- VICTOR EDWARD CHASELance Corporal · April 16, 1966
- DAVID OTIS BLACKMONSpecialist Four · April 25, 1966
- DONALD MCCONNICOSpecialist Four · May 29, 1966
- FRED EARL BAILEYMajor · June 5, 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.