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STANLEY WILLIAM SALYER
Sergeant · U.S. Army
February 1, 1941 – May 23, 1966
Service recordStanley William Salyer, of Havre, Montana, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on May 23, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 25. His name is inscribed on Panel 7E, Line 106 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 7E · Line 106
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
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 25 INF DIV
- Born
- February 1, 1941
- Home of record
- Havre, Montana (Hill County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 23, 1966
- Age
- 25
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Grenade
Context · from the records
What was happening
Nine names on the Wall carry the date May 23, 1966. In May 1966, 595 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 25th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 93 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 7E, Line 106
- WILLARD R RYANSergeant · May 23, 1966
- FERMIN SALDANA JRPrivate First Class · May 23, 1966
- WILLIAM CLAY WRIGHT JRPrivate First Class · May 23, 1966
- JOHN MILLIAN BATISTEPrivate First Class · May 24, 1966
Same unit, same day
- WILLIAM DANIEL GILLPrivate First Class · Panel 7E, Line 105
- LOUIS RIDINGSStaff Sergeant · Panel 7E, Line 105
- WILLIAM CLAY WRIGHT JRPrivate First Class · Panel 7E, Line 106
From Havre
- MARK GORDON HINKLEPrivate First Class · November 3, 1965
- WILLIAM JOHN GARRITY JRLieutenant Commander · October 26, 1966
- PETER MICHAEL STENGEMSpecialist Four · April 28, 1969
- LEROY CHARLES CECHCorporal · June 19, 1970
- TERRY DUANE NEISSSpecialist Four · May 10, 1972
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.