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PATRICK BRYAN
Captain · U.S. Army
April 3, 1947 – June 5, 1970
Service recordPatrick Bryan served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on June 5, 1970, in Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 9W, Line 12 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 9W · Line 12
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
- Captain (CPT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Infantry Unit Commander (1542)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 101 AIRBORNE DIV
- Born
- April 3, 1947
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 5, 1970
- Age
- 23
- Province
- Thua Thien
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
29 names on the Wall carry the date June 5, 1970; five of them were lost in Thừa Thiên Province. In June 1970, 560 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 101st Airborne Division, his unit in the record, lost 53 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 9W, Line 12
- ROOSEVELT JUNIOR BRAGGSPrivate · June 5, 1970
- SCOTTY RAY BROADSTONSpecialist Four · June 5, 1970
- MICHAEL LYN CHASECorporal · June 5, 1970
- ROBERT EMERY COOKPrivate First Class · June 5, 1970
Same unit, same day
- VERNON FLETCHER HOVEY IIIFirst Lieutenant · Panel 9W, Line 14
- RANDY LEE MASTSergeant · Panel 9W, Line 15
- CHARLES A RICHARDSONWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 9W, Line 16
- RONALD ALEX STALEYStaff Sergeant · Panel 9W, Line 17
- ARCHIE EDWARD TRIMMPrivate First Class · Panel 9W, Line 17
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.