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PAUL RICHARD KARAS
Major · U.S. Army
September 6, 1934 – February 3, 1967
Service recordPaul Richard Karas, of Alexandria, Virginia, served as a Major in the U.S. Army. He died on February 3, 1967, in Hua Nghia Province, South Vietnam, at age 32. His name is inscribed on Panel 14E, Line 112 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 14E · Line 112
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
- Major (MAJ)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Unit (as recorded)
- 162 AVN CO 11 AVN BN 12 AVN GRP
- Born
- September 6, 1934
- Home of record
- Alexandria, Virginia (Alexandria (City) County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 3, 1967
- Age
- 32
- Province
- Hua Nghia
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
26 names on the Wall carry the date February 3, 1967; five of them were lost in Hua Nghia Province. In February 1967, 767 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 14E, Line 112
- JOHN FREDERICK ANTHONYCorporal · February 1, 1967
- EARL WAYNE JENNINGSPrivate First Class · February 3, 1967
- AUGUST DAVID JOHNSONSeaman · February 3, 1967
- FERNANDO LEALSpecialist Four · February 3, 1967
- HAROLD EUGENE LEESergeant · February 3, 1967
From Alexandria
- LEWIS LYNN STONEFirst Lieutenant · January 11, 1963
- RAY BURMASTER BROWNESergeant · January 16, 1964
- JOHN ANTHONY WINKLERSeaman Apprentice · November 22, 1965
- PAUL M BAYLISSCaptain · November 7, 1966
- CARL L YOUNGMajor · December 24, 1966
- WAYNE LAMONT JORDANCorporal · March 17, 1967
- RONALD WAYNE WARDPrivate First Class · May 22, 1967
- RICHARD HOLT FREUDENTHALLance Corporal · June 30, 1967
- JOSEPH CLARENCE SHARTZERPetty Officer Second Class · July 29, 1967
- FOSTER JEWELL G TOUART JRPrivate First Class · 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.