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MILAM EDWARD CLOUD
Private First Class · U.S. Army
September 26, 1948 – March 19, 1969
Service recordMilam Edward Cloud, of Columbus, Georgia, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on March 19, 1969, in Phu Bon Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 29W, Line 76 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 29W · Line 76
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
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 LOGISTIC CMD
- Born
- September 26, 1948
- Home of record
- Columbus, Georgia (Muscogee County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 19, 1969
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Phu Bon
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Vehicle Crash (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
61 names on the Wall carry the date March 19, 1969; he was the only one lost in Phu Bon Province that day. In March 1969, 1,553 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “1 LOGISTIC CMD”, his unit in the record, lost 16 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 29W, Line 76
- BARRY WAYNE MURTAUGHStaff Sergeant · March 8, 1969
- JOHN FRANKLIN ALLENPrivate First Class · March 19, 1969
- BRAD DONALD CHRISSSpecialist Four · March 19, 1969
- DENNIS FLOYD ELLISPrivate First Class · March 19, 1969
- TERRY ROBERT MONIASpecialist Four · March 19, 1969
From Columbus
- RUBE ALFRED FREEMANMaster Sergeant · April 27, 1963
- WILLIAM EDWARD TH FLOWERSChief Warrant Officer 2 · December 12, 1963
- JERRY LEE TAYLORCaptain · February 17, 1964
- PATRICK PALMER CALHOUNSecond Lieutenant · April 19, 1965
- JAMES CHARLES SHERIFF JRMajor · July 4, 1965
- DURWARD FRANK RAYSergeant · July 7, 1965
- CLIFFORD DEAN MELTONStaff Sergeant · July 21, 1965
- FRANK BOYNTONSpecialist Four · September 18, 1965
- JAMES LEROY DAVISSergeant · November 12, 1965
- EDDIE LEE POUGHSpecialist Four · November 15, 1965
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.