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VASSAR WILLIAM HURT III
First Lieutenant · U.S. Army
June 22, 1944 – May 2, 1970
Service recordVassar William Hurt III, of Roanoke, Virginia, served as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He died on May 2, 1970, in Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, at age 25. His name is inscribed on Panel 11W, Line 84 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 11W · Line 84
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
- First Lieutenant (1LT)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Infantry Unit Commander (1542)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 198 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- June 22, 1944
- Home of record
- Roanoke, Virginia (Roanoke (City) County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 2, 1970
- Age
- 25
- Province
- Quang Ngai
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
36 names on the Wall carry the date May 2, 1970; he was the only one lost in Quảng Ngãi Province that day. In May 1970, 917 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 198th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 37 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 11W, Line 84
- WILLIAM WESLEY DAVISChief Warrant Officer 2 · May 2, 1970
- EDDIE RAY EATMONSergeant First Class · May 2, 1970
- CURTIS GAITHERCorporal · May 2, 1970
- STEVEN JOSEPH GREENLEEWarrant Officer 1 · May 2, 1970
From Roanoke
- LAWRENCE EARL HACKLEYCaptain · July 18, 1963
- MARSHALL JOSEPH ANGELLSpecialist Five · December 12, 1963
- LUTHER WILLIAM BURTONSergeant · November 1, 1965
- CLYDE RUSSEL HERMANSpecialist Four · November 6, 1965
- JOSEPH WHELTON BROWN IIICorporal · April 13, 1966
- JOHN ALPHONZO BROWNStaff Sergeant · May 4, 1966
- JAMES R MCILWEEPrivate First Class · June 20, 1966
- PAUL MARTIN REEDCorporal · August 23, 1966
- JOHN TYLER LOGANSergeant · September 30, 1966
- JOHNNY WAYNE WRIGHTSpecialist Four · October 24, 1966
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.