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NORMAN RAY GARRETT
Private · U.S. Army
June 23, 1942 – February 15, 1965
Service recordNorman Ray Garrett, of Longview, Texas, served as a Private in the U.S. Army. He died on February 15, 1965, in South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 1E, Line 92 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1E · 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
- Private (PVT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Utility Helicopter Repairer (67N)
- Born
- June 23, 1942
- Home of record
- Longview, Texas (Gregg County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 15, 1965
- Age
- 22
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Artillery/Mortar/Rocket
Context · from the records
What was happening
One name on the Wall carry the date February 15, 1965. In February 1965, 54 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 1E, Line 92
- LAVON STEPHEN WILSONSpecialist Four · February 10, 1965
- FLOYD WYNNPrivate First Class · February 10, 1965
- PETER ANTHONY SEMMERPrivate First Class · February 11, 1965
- ROBERT WOODROW GROVEGunnery Sergeant · February 18, 1965
From Longview
- WILLIAM BUCKELE NORTHCUTTPrivate First Class · August 23, 1966
- JAMES LEE WATKINSLance Corporal · January 28, 1967
- GARLAND PAUL LITTLEPrivate First Class · September 4, 1967
- JOHN WAYNE CAVERSergeant · October 31, 1967
- RICHARD ALTON HOLLOWAYSpecialist Four · December 2, 1967
- BOBBY LYNN WEATHERSLance Corporal · March 17, 1968
- JIM LAMARR AILSTOCK JRSpecialist Four · March 26, 1968
- RAYMOND RICHARD GILLOCKSpecialist Five · March 28, 1968
- JAMES DAVIS MOLPUSFirst Lieutenant · May 2, 1968
- THOMAS CLEO FYFFEPrivate First Class · July 24, 1968
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.