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RAYMOND ALLAN PETERSEN
Private First Class · U.S. Army
February 16, 1948 – July 31, 1967
Service recordRaymond Allan Petersen, of San Jose, California, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on July 31, 1967, in Binh Thuan Province, South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 24E, Line 56 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 24E · Line 56
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
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- February 16, 1948
- Home of record
- San Jose, California (Santa Clara County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 31, 1967
- Age
- 19
- Province
- Binh Thuan
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
25 names on the Wall carry the date July 31, 1967; he was the only one lost in Binh Thuan Province that day. In July 1967, 1,057 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 39 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 24E, Line 56
- ARNOLD OLAF NAKKERUDWarrant Officer 1 · July 31, 1967
- LEROY ONEALStaff Sergeant · July 31, 1967
- RONALD LYLE PACKARDCaptain · July 31, 1967
- JAMES ROBERT POGGEMEYERFirst Lieutenant · July 31, 1967
From San Jose
- JOHN WILLIAM IRVING JRFirst Lieutenant · May 8, 1965
- WARREN LESTER ANDERSONCaptain · January 13, 1966
- AUGUSTO MARIA XAVIERFirst Lieutenant · March 10, 1966
- LARRY MICHAEL JORDANLieutenant Commander · April 12, 1966
- RICHARD MICHAEL PATRICKSpecialist Four · May 17, 1966
- GEORGE ALLEN WALDRONPrivate First Class · October 3, 1966
- DALLAS GEORGE GRUNDYPrivate First Class · November 5, 1966
- WILLIAM ALLEN PALENSKEPrivate First Class · November 18, 1966
- RAYMOND BERNAL JRSpecialist Four · November 30, 1966
- WILLIAM DONALD COOK JRSergeant · December 17, 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.