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NIGEL FREDERICK POESE
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
April 28, 1948 – March 20, 1969
Service recordNigel Frederick Poese, of Omaha, Nebraska, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on March 20, 1969, in Sa Dec Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 29W, Line 92 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 29W · Line 92
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
- Specialist Four (SP4)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 9 INF DIV
- Born
- April 28, 1948
- Home of record
- Omaha, Nebraska (Douglas County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 20, 1969
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Sa Dec
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
40 names on the Wall carry the date March 20, 1969; he was the only one lost in Sa Dec Province that day. In March 1969, 1,553 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 9th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 78 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 29W, Line 92
- HERBERT J STOBERSergeant · March 19, 1969
- ROGER LEE PHILLIPSSpecialist Four · March 20, 1969
- JAMES CLAYTON REEDPrivate · March 20, 1969
- DAVID JAMES SANDVIGLance Corporal · March 20, 1969
- FRANK DEPAUL SARACINO JRSergeant · March 20, 1969
From Omaha
- WAYNE ELLSWORTH MARCHANDStaff Sergeant · April 8, 1962
- GERALD CHARLES GRIFFINLieutenant · October 6, 1962
- PAUL RICHARD SMITHFirst Lieutenant · July 6, 1963
- HAROLD WILLIAM SHRADERStaff Sergeant · August 9, 1965
- WILLIAM DENNIS PINEGARPrivate First Class · October 6, 1965
- RICHARD RAY BIGLEYLance Corporal · November 22, 1965
- RONALD LEE GERRYPrivate First Class · January 5, 1966
- ALLEN CHARLES BAILEYLance Corporal · March 4, 1966
- MACK ROYAL SANDERSPrivate First Class · May 12, 1966
- RICHARD THOMAS PERRINCaptain · June 27, 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.