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VERNON WAYNE WOODY
Corporal · U.S. Army
February 12, 1947 – January 30, 1970
Service recordVernon Wayne Woody, of Princeton, Texas, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on January 30, 1970, in Tay Ninh Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 14W, Line 82 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 14W · Line 82
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
- Armor Reconnaissance Specialist (11D)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 25 INF DIV
- Born
- February 12, 1947
- Home of record
- Princeton, Texas (Collin County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 30, 1970
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Tay Ninh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Vehicle Crash (MC)
Context · from the records
What was happening
Eight names on the Wall carry the date January 30, 1970; three of them were lost in Tây Ninh Province. In January 1970, 529 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 25th Infantry Division, his unit in the record, lost 37 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 14W, Line 82
- DANIEL IRVIN MAMBRETTIPrivate First Class · January 30, 1970
- MICHAEL LORRELL ARRANTSSecond Lieutenant · January 31, 1970
- JOHN LAWRENCE BEEKCaptain · January 31, 1970
- HENRY DANIEL BELL JRPrivate First Class · January 31, 1970
Same unit, same day
- LUIS ANGEL LEBRONCorporal · Panel 14W, Line 81
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.