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WILBERT REED
Corporal · U.S. Army
July 3, 1943 – January 29, 1970
Service recordWilbert Reed, of Knoxville, Tennessee, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on January 29, 1970, in Phuoc Long Province, South Vietnam, at age 26. His name is inscribed on Panel 14W, Line 80 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 14W · Line 80
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
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- July 3, 1943
- Home of record
- Knoxville, Tennessee (Knox County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- January 29, 1970
- Age
- 26
- Province
- Phuoc Long
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
17 names on the Wall carry the date January 29, 1970; three of them were lost in Phuoc Long Province. In January 1970, 529 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 47 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 14W, Line 80
- JOE HEARNE RUFTYFirst Lieutenant · January 29, 1970
- ROY LEE STRINGERCorporal · January 29, 1970
- LAWRENCE O WASHINGTONStaff Sergeant · January 29, 1970
- WILLIAM ALLEN DIXONStaff Sergeant · January 30, 1970
Same unit, same day
- CLARENCE F BROWN JRPrivate First Class · Panel 14W, Line 77
- LARRY EDWARD KREBSSpecialist Four · Panel 14W, Line 78
- RICHARD CHARLES KNAPPStaff Sergeant · Panel 14W, Line 79
- BILL BROOKS LONGCorporal · Panel 14W, Line 79
- ROY LEE STRINGERCorporal · Panel 14W, Line 80
From Knoxville
- GARY D SMITHPrivate First Class · November 17, 1965
- WAYNE THOMAS LONGPrivate · December 27, 1965
- RAYMOND LEE HILLSergeant · January 30, 1966
- TOMMY EDWARD HILLPetty Officer Second Class · February 14, 1966
- HUGH ALLEN LOVEPrivate First Class · February 17, 1966
- JAMES ROBERT MCLEMOREPrivate First Class · February 28, 1966
- DONALD RICHARD LUMLEYSecond Lieutenant · March 4, 1966
- JESSE J COFFEYSergeant · April 1, 1966
- CHARLES WILLIAM WOOLIVERLance Corporal · May 4, 1966
- JOHN HENRY MORGANPrivate First Class · May 26, 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.