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PETER KARL J CHRISTIAN
Specialist Four · U.S. Army
February 10, 1944 – April 8, 1970
Service recordPeter Karl J Christian, of Richardson, Texas, served as a Specialist Four in the U.S. Army. He died on April 8, 1970, in Gia Dinh Province, South Vietnam, at age 26. His name is inscribed on Panel 12W, Line 106 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 12W · Line 106
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
- Plumber (51K)
- Unit (as recorded)
- D CO 92 ENG BN 159 ENG GRP 20 ENG BDE
- Born
- February 10, 1944
- Home of record
- Richardson, Texas (Collin County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 8, 1970
- Age
- 26
- Province
- Gia Dinh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Unknown
Context · from the records
What was happening
23 names on the Wall carry the date April 8, 1970; he was the only one lost in Gia Dinh Province that day. In April 1970, 730 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 12W, Line 106
- TROY HILLIS BATTERTONSergeant · April 8, 1970
- MYRON WALDO BERGStaff Sergeant · April 8, 1970
- LARRY LEE BROWNSergeant · April 8, 1970
- RICHARD TORRES CALDERONSpecialist Four · April 8, 1970
From Richardson
- MICHAEL RAYMOND PADILLASergeant · March 3, 1967
- JIMMY LEE WOOLFOLKPrivate First Class · December 19, 1967
- KENYON GARY WELLMANSpecialist Four · December 22, 1967
- ALAN DALE CARSONLance Corporal · March 4, 1968
- JAMES TAYLOR PACEWarrant Officer 1 · February 27, 1970
- LOUIS KARL BREUER IVFirst Lieutenant · June 20, 1972
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.