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SARGENT J BROSHEAR
Captain · U.S. Army
May 27, 1943 – September 22, 1968
Service recordSargent J Broshear, of Orlando, Florida, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on September 22, 1968, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 25. His name is inscribed on Panel 43W, Line 60 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 43W · Line 60
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
- Captain (CPT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Supply & Evac Staff Officer (G4,a4,s4) (4010)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 INF DIV
- Born
- May 27, 1943
- Home of record
- Orlando, Florida (Orange County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- September 22, 1968
- Age
- 25
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
40 names on the Wall carry the date September 22, 1968; three of them were lost in Bình Dương Province. In September 1968, 1,184 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 69 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 43W, Line 60
- BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BARNETTPrivate First Class · September 22, 1968
- DEXTER BELLPrivate First Class · September 22, 1968
- HAROLD RAYMOND BRUBAKERLance Corporal · September 22, 1968
- ROBERT HENRY BUEHLERPrivate First Class · September 22, 1968
Same unit, same day
- MICHAEL NILE ANDERSENPrivate First Class · Panel 43W, Line 59
- DAVID LOUIS LICATEPrivate First Class · Panel 43W, Line 64
From Orlando
- FREDERICK PETER CROSBYLieutenant Commander · June 1, 1965
- RYLAND WHITNEY DRAWDYPrivate First Class · August 18, 1965
- MALCOLM EDWARD MILLICANSergeant · November 17, 1965
- DORRIS ALBERT IVEYSergeant First Class · January 13, 1966
- JOHN DONALD HETTERLY SRSergeant · January 25, 1966
- ROBERT CURTIS WILLIAMSStaff Sergeant · March 15, 1966
- MARVIN FOY GOODMAN JRLance Corporal · March 20, 1966
- RONALD ALLEN SAPPSpecialist Four · March 23, 1966
- CARY CRADDOCKSergeant · May 4, 1966
- ROOSEVELT HESTLE JRColonel · July 6, 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.