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TARRY THOMAS OREILLY
Warrant Officer 1 · U.S. Army
May 30, 1949 – February 10, 1970
Service recordTarry Thomas Oreilly, of Plymouth, Maine, served as a Warrant Officer 1 in the U.S. Army. He died on February 10, 1970, in Binh Dinh Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 14W, Line 123 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 14W · Line 123
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
- Warrant Officer 1 (WO1)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Utility/Observation Helicopter Pilot (100B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- May 30, 1949
- Home of record
- Plymouth, Maine (Penobscot County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- February 10, 1970
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Binh Dinh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
27 names on the Wall carry the date February 10, 1970; three of them were lost in Bình Định Province. In February 1970, 569 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 34 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 14W, Line 123
- ANTHONY PHILIP ODDOPrivate First Class · February 10, 1970
- DUANE LAWRENCE RICHARDSpecialist Five · February 10, 1970
- KENNETH ROSSSpecialist Five · February 10, 1970
- DAVID FRANCIS SCHUETTEPetty Officer Third Class · February 10, 1970
Same unit, same day
- MICHAEL MERENOSpecialist Four · Panel 14W, Line 122
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.