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PAUL G BAST
Captain · U.S. Air Force
April 26, 1943 – February 1, 1972
Service recordPaul G Bast, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, served as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force. He died on February 1, 1972, in Thailand, at age 28. His name is inscribed on Panel 2W, Line 103 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 2W · Line 103
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. Air Force
- Rank
- Captain (CAPT)
- Service
- Regular
- Born
- April 26, 1943
- Home of record
- Grand Rapids, Michigan (Kent County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 1, 1972
- Age
- 28
- Country
- Thailand
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Aircraft Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
Two names on the Wall carry the date February 1, 1972. In February 1972, 46 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The record places this loss in Thailand, outside South Vietnam.
Also on Panel 2W, Line 103
- DONALD GERALD BAILEYCorporal · January 11, 1972
- GARY WILSON YORKSpecialist Four · January 31, 1972
- DALE BURTON MOILANENSergeant · February 1, 1972
- CHARLES H STONEMajor · February 2, 1972
- JAMES J CRAWFORDCaptain · February 3, 1972
From Grand Rapids
- MILLARD RUSSELL VALERIUSCaptain · May 28, 1965
- ROBERT JEROME MORONEYCaptain · December 14, 1965
- HERMAN LEROY HUEYSergeant · February 7, 1966
- DONALD BRUCE ADAMSONSecond Lieutenant · February 23, 1966
- JERRY EMMET PARKSPrivate First Class · March 5, 1966
- DAVID ORIN BAILEYPrivate First Class · April 8, 1966
- GARY SCOTT FERGUSONPrivate First Class · August 3, 1966
- DAVID LAWRENCE FAUGHTPrivate First Class · August 10, 1966
- EVERETTE ARTHUR THOMPSONPrivate First Class · August 10, 1966
- MATTHEW GEORGE MIEDEMAPrivate First Class · August 25, 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.