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NEELY JAMES SINGLETARY
Corporal · U.S. Army
January 17, 1948 – May 11, 1967
Service recordNeely James Singletary, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on May 11, 1967, in Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 19E, Line 91 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 19E · Line 91
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Combat Engineer (12B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- D CO 39 ENG BN 45 ENG GRP 18 ENG BDE
- Born
- January 17, 1948
- Home of record
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 11, 1967
- Age
- 19
- Province
- Quang Ngai
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
11 names on the Wall carry the date May 11, 1967; three of them were lost in Quảng Ngãi Province. In May 1967, 1,396 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “D CO 39 ENG BN 45 ENG GRP 18 ENG BDE”, his unit in the record, lost 3 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 19E, Line 91
- JOSEPH THOMAS MARTINFirst Sergeant · May 11, 1967
- CHRISTOPHER JAMES OLEKSASpecialist Four · May 11, 1967
- JAMES MICHAEL AKSTINCorporal · May 12, 1967
- CARLOS ASHLOCKSergeant · May 12, 1967
Same unit, same day
- PETER JOHN CARLSONSecond Lieutenant · Panel 19E, Line 89
- CHRISTOPHER JAMES OLEKSASpecialist Four · Panel 19E, Line 91
From Philadelphia
- MEIR ENGELLieutenant Colonel · December 16, 1964
- MATTHEW N HARRIS JRMaster Sergeant · May 28, 1965
- ALLEN CONRAD HERTZFirst Lieutenant · June 6, 1965
- MILO BENETT STIBBINSSpecialist Five · June 11, 1965
- JOSEPH PATRICK GRUGANCorporal · June 26, 1965
- ROWLAND JOSEPH ADAMOLICorporal · August 18, 1965
- FRANK AMOS HENISSPrivate First Class · September 7, 1965
- EARL CHARLES WILLOUGHBYChief Master Sergeant · September 7, 1965
- WILLIAM A MITCHELL IIPetty Officer Third Class · September 12, 1965
- WILLIAM GREGORY MAURONEPrivate First Class · September 30, 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.