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RANDOLPH TRUMAN HICKS
Private · U.S. Army
December 12, 1946 – May 28, 1965
Service recordRandolph Truman Hicks, of Mcewen, Tennessee, served as a Private in the U.S. Army. He died on May 28, 1965, in South Vietnam, at age 18. His name is inscribed on Panel 1E, Line 126 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
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Panel 1E · Line 126
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Private (PVT)
- Service
- Regular
- Unit (as recorded)
- 173 AIRBORNE BDE
- Born
- December 12, 1946
- Home of record
- Mcewen, Tennessee (Humphreys County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 28, 1965
- Age
- 18
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Vehicle Crash (MC)
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.
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On the Wall
Also on Panel 1E, Line 126
- MATTHEW N HARRIS JRMaster Sergeant · May 28, 1965
- RANDOLPH CHESTER HOLDERLance Corporal · May 28, 1965
- WILLIAM JOSEPH OAKLEYPrivate First Class · May 28, 1965
- MYRON MCCLELLAND PFOUTZWarrant Officer 1 · May 28, 1965
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.