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STUART JAMES ERNHART
Private First Class · U.S. Army
September 12, 1942 – January 26, 1966
Service recordStuart James Ernhart, of Indianapolis, Indiana, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on January 26, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 4E, Line 96 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 4E · Line 96
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
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 INF DIV
- Born
- September 12, 1942
- Home of record
- Indianapolis, Indiana (Marion County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 26, 1966
- Age
- 23
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
Ten names on the Wall carry the date January 26, 1966. In January 1966, 401 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 58 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 4E, Line 96
- FRANK WAYNE WILLIAMS JRSergeant · January 25, 1966
- LEONARD WILLIAMSStaff Sergeant · January 25, 1966
- HAROLD EUGENE WILLISPrivate First Class · January 25, 1966
- RICHARD DUANE YOUTSEYStaff Sergeant · January 25, 1966
Same unit, same day
- GEORGE B FORDPrivate First Class · Panel 4E, Line 97
- ELVIS GORMEN HICKSSergeant · Panel 4E, Line 97
- ALDO ROSSI JRPrivate First Class · Panel 4E, Line 98
From Indianapolis
- JAMES EDWARD CAUGHEYSpecialist Four · August 14, 1964
- CLARENCE LEROY COLEMANSpecialist Five · February 10, 1965
- IVAN RAY SMITHPrivate First Class · May 13, 1965
- KENNETH LEROY REEDStaff Sergeant · June 12, 1965
- JOHN POWERS DAVISSpecialist Five · July 21, 1965
- CURLEY SHERELS JRCorporal · August 18, 1965
- ALVIN CARVER FORNEYCorporal · September 1, 1965
- WILLIAM LARRIE HUNTPrivate First Class · November 6, 1965
- THOMAS CURTIS METSKERCaptain · November 14, 1965
- VILIS LISMENTSCorporal · November 22, 1965
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.