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SAM IVEY
Private First Class · U.S. Army
March 21, 1942 – September 16, 1965
Service recordSam Ivey, of Mcgrath, Alaska, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on September 16, 1965, in South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 2E, Line 84 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 2E · Line 84
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)
- Unit (as recorded)
- US ARMY REP OF VIETNAM
- Born
- March 21, 1942
- Home of record
- Mcgrath, Alaska
Casualty
- Date of death
- September 16, 1965
- Age
- 23
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Vehicle Crash (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
Seven names on the Wall carry the date September 16, 1965. In September 1965, 150 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “US ARMY REP OF VIETNAM”, his unit in the record, lost 3 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 2E, Line 84
- HAROLD VERNON DAYRINGER JRLance Corporal · August 24, 1965
- DAVID DUANE CASEPrivate First Class · September 16, 1965
- WILLIAM JAMES HENRYPrivate First Class · September 16, 1965
- KENNETH RAY IRELANPetty Officer Second Class · September 16, 1965
- DONALD HOWARD MEEKSpecialist Five · September 16, 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.