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NELSON PAYNE TUTTLE
First Lieutenant · U.S. Army
November 4, 1944 – July 15, 1970
Service recordNelson Payne Tuttle, of Abilene, Texas, served as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He died on July 15, 1970, in Long Khanh Province, South Vietnam, at age 25. His name is inscribed on Panel 8W, Line 21 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 8W · Line 21
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
- First Lieutenant (1LT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Infantry Unit Commander (1542)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 25 INF DIV
- Born
- November 4, 1944
- Home of record
- Abilene, Texas (Multiple County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 15, 1970
- Age
- 25
- Province
- Long Khanh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
15 names on the Wall carry the date July 15, 1970; he was the only one lost in Long Khanh Province that day. In July 1970, 495 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 25th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 24 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 8W, Line 21
- JERRELL DAVID SCROGGSSeaman · July 15, 1970
- CHRISTOPHER L SHAEFFERSpecialist Four · July 15, 1970
- FRED GERALD VANDIVERSpecialist Five · July 15, 1970
- JOSEPH DOUGLAS VAUGHNSpecialist Four · July 15, 1970
From Abilene
- EDGAR LEWIS PETERSON JRPrivate First Class · September 18, 1965
- RAYES CISNEROS FLORESPrivate First Class · October 30, 1965
- FRANCISCO HERRERASergeant · March 29, 1966
- GREG WEAVERPrivate First Class · May 26, 1966
- RONALD GENE MCBETHPrivate First Class · June 25, 1966
- HENRY HARRISON DELANOMaster Sergeant · July 22, 1966
- JACKIE BURL HALLPrivate First Class · November 8, 1966
- WILLIAM P YARBROUGH JRCommander · January 19, 1967
- RONALD JAMES DEXTERSergeant Major · June 3, 1967
- SAM TRINIDAD CURIELLance Corporal · September 6, 1967
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.