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SAM MICHAEL SAVAS JR
Major · U.S. Army
March 24, 1928 – October 12, 1965
Service recordSam Michael Savas JR, of Miami, Florida, served as a Major in the U.S. Army. He died on October 12, 1965, in South Vietnam, at age 37. His name is inscribed on Panel 2E, Line 120 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 2E · Line 120
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
- Major (MAJ)
- Service
- Regular
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 LOGISTIC CMD
- Born
- March 24, 1928
- Home of record
- Miami, Florida (Dade County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- October 12, 1965
- Age
- 37
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Illness
- Circumstance
- Stroke
Context · from the records
What was happening
Ten names on the Wall carry the date October 12, 1965. In October 1965, 236 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 2E, Line 120
- ROBERT THOMAS EFAWHospitalman · August 24, 1965
- WILBERT CLAUDE DAVISSergeant · October 12, 1965
- CHARLES FRANKLIN KANE JRCaptain · October 12, 1965
- LEROY FRANKLIN MINNIXPrivate First Class · October 12, 1965
- JOHN MILTON STARKES JRPrivate First Class · October 12, 1965
From Miami
- LOUIS ANTHONY CARRICARTESecond Lieutenant · December 12, 1963
- RANDOLPH CHESTER HOLDERLance Corporal · May 28, 1965
- ALBERT FRED ROBERTSStaff Sergeant · June 18, 1965
- ROBERT WILLIAM REAGANChief Warrant Officer 2 · September 9, 1965
- JEFFRY LETSON KOCKRITZSergeant · October 28, 1965
- RONALD HAROLD LUKEPrivate First Class · November 4, 1965
- OSVALDO AMODIASSergeant · November 17, 1965
- JERRY NELSON HUGHESPrivate First Class · January 10, 1966
- LEON BOYD SMITH IICaptain · January 12, 1966
- HAROLD GRANVILLE HUGHARTPrivate · January 29, 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.