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THEODORE JAMES BERLETT
Sergeant · U.S. Army
August 5, 1932 – January 28, 1962
Service recordTheodore James Berlett, of Plattsmouth, Nebraska, served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. He died on January 28, 1962, in Laos, at age 29. His name is inscribed on Panel 1E, Line 5 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1E · Line 5
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
- Born
- August 5, 1932
- Home of record
- Plattsmouth, Nebraska (Cass County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 28, 1962
- Age
- 29
- Country
- Laos
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
One name on the Wall carry the date January 28, 1962. In January 1962, 3 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The record places this loss in Laos, outside South Vietnam — most often the sign of an air crew lost over the North or the Ho Chi Minh Trail.
Also on Panel 1E, Line 5
- FRED MARTIN STEUERSpecialist Six · January 13, 1962
- MILO BRUCE COGHILLStaff Sergeant · February 2, 1962
- FERGUS COLEMAN GROVES IICaptain · February 2, 1962
- ROBERT DARREL LARSONCaptain · February 2, 1962
From Plattsmouth
- RONALD EUGENE ADKINSPrivate First Class · August 29, 1968
- STEPHEN ALLEN ALTSCHAFFLSpecialist Five · January 19, 1971
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.