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SAMMY LANE WEAVER
Sergeant · U.S. Army
October 19, 1949 – March 19, 1972
Service recordSammy Lane Weaver, of Natchitoches, Louisiana, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on March 19, 1972, in Vinh Long Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 2W, Line 117 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 2W · Line 117
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
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Radio Teletype Operator (05C)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- October 19, 1949
- Home of record
- Natchitoches, Louisiana
Casualty
- Date of death
- March 19, 1972
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Vinh Long
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Died of other causes
Context · from the records
What was happening
One name on the Wall carry the date March 19, 1972; he was the only one lost in Vinh Long Province that day. In March 1972, 69 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 6 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 2W, Line 117
- COLUMBUS WATSON JRPrivate First Class · March 17, 1972
- JAMES CALVIN WILLIAMSONFirst Lieutenant · March 17, 1972
- THURMAN WOODY JRSergeant · March 17, 1972
- JOHN RAYMOND WALKERSpecialist Six · March 20, 1972
From Natchitoches
- CARL EDWIN JACKSONCaptain · June 27, 1965
- ABELL MOSESPrivate First Class · October 5, 1965
- CARSON EARL HAIRELance Corporal · January 12, 1966
- JAMES EDWARD METOYERLance Corporal · August 31, 1966
- CARROLL L RODGERSStaff Sergeant · November 28, 1966
- OTIS LEWISPlatoon Sergeant · February 10, 1967
- CLARENCE EDGAR WATERSCorporal · September 12, 1967
- CHARLES DOTYPrivate First Class · November 8, 1967
- FREDDIE JAMES BENJAMINPrivate First Class · November 19, 1967
- TOMMY LLOYD WYATTCorporal · February 22, 1969
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.