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STANTON GERALD SARGENT
Corporal · U.S. Army
January 15, 1950 – April 21, 1971
Service recordStanton Gerald Sargent, of Grenada, Mississippi, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on April 21, 1971, in Long Khanh Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 3W, Line 1 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 3W · Line 1
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
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- January 15, 1950
- Home of record
- Grenada, Mississippi (Grenada County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 21, 1971
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Long Khanh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Artillery/Mortar/Rocket
Context · from the records
What was happening
Eight names on the Wall carry the date April 21, 1971; he was the only one lost in Long Khanh Province that day. In April 1971, 292 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 13 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 3W, Line 1
- HERBERT MILLERMajor · April 21, 1971
- KENNETH WAYNE SHAMBLINSpecialist Four · April 21, 1971
- GENERAL DEWAYNE SMITHStaff Sergeant · April 21, 1971
- CLAUDE ARTHUR WILLIAMSSpecialist Six · April 21, 1971
From Grenada
- SAMMIE LEE WATTPrivate First Class · April 1, 1967
- LLOYD HENRY KENTSpecialist Four · January 12, 1968
- EDDIE DEAN GANTLance Corporal · March 18, 1968
- JAMES ALBERT AMOSPrivate First Class · July 27, 1969
- JAMES LENVER SELDONPrivate First Class · September 16, 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.