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PHILLIP DON CHILDERS
First Lieutenant · U.S. Army
March 25, 1941 – May 28, 1965
Service recordPhillip Don Childers, of Florence, Alabama, served as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He died on May 28, 1965, in South Vietnam, at age 24. His name is inscribed on Panel 1E, Line 125 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1E · Line 125
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- First Lieutenant (1LT)
- Service
- Regular
- Born
- March 25, 1941
- Home of record
- Florence, Alabama (Lauderdale County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 28, 1965
- Age
- 24
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
14 names on the Wall carry the date May 28, 1965. In May 1965, 89 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 1E, Line 125
- DOYLE WILMER LYNNCommander · May 27, 1965
- DONALD JAY FILLERSCaptain · May 28, 1965
- GEORGE HOWARD FRAZEE JRSergeant · May 28, 1965
- JAMES JOSEPH MASOTTICaptain · May 28, 1965
From Florence
- FELIX DELOACH KING JRSecond Lieutenant · November 6, 1965
- SAMUEL EARL COKERPrivate · November 14, 1965
- ROBERT LEE MCCAIGSpecialist Four · May 8, 1966
- ROGER JERREL BRYANTPrivate First Class · November 12, 1966
- PAUL ONEAL BROWNStaff Sergeant · November 20, 1966
- JAMES LARRY EVANSFirst Lieutenant · March 22, 1967
- DANNY JOE WILSONPrivate First Class · August 18, 1966
- RICHARD J GLENNFirst Lieutenant · February 8, 1968
- EDWARD LEE BROCKSpecialist Four · May 6, 1968
- JAMES DALE HODGESPrivate First Class · May 25, 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.