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WILLIAM JAMES TERRY
Private First Class · U.S. Army
June 5, 1949 – October 1, 1972
Service recordWilliam James Terry, of Birmingham, Alabama, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on October 1, 1972, in Gia Dinh Province, South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 1W, Line 80 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1W · Line 80
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Military Police (95B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- US ARMY REP OF VIETNAM
- Born
- June 5, 1949
- Home of record
- Birmingham, Alabama (Jefferson County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- October 1, 1972
- Age
- 23
- Province
- Gia Dinh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Other Accident
Context · from the records
What was happening
20 names on the Wall carry the date October 1, 1972; he was the only one lost in Gia Dinh Province that day. In October 1972, 65 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The unit recorded as “US ARMY REP OF VIETNAM”, his unit in the record, lost 3 of its members that month.
He died in Gia Dinh Province while the Easter Offensive was under way. On 30 March 1972, North Vietnam launched its largest offensive since 1968, attacking across the DMZ, toward An Lộc and into the Central Highlands. By then few U.S. ground troops remained; American advisers and air power fought alongside the South Vietnamese.
Also on Panel 1W, Line 80
- RICHARD CARL TESSMANSeaman Apprentice · October 1, 1972
- JOSEPH GRISAFISeaman · October 3, 1972
- ROBERT DALE ANDERSONColonel · October 6, 1972
- BRUCE EDWARD BOLTZEChief Warrant Officer 2 · October 6, 1972
From Birmingham
- SHERMAN ELLIOT WILLIAMSSpecialist Five · July 9, 1965
- CARL WILLIAM MANNPrivate First Class · September 21, 1965
- ROBERT WARREN ALLENPrivate First Class · October 3, 1965
- GENE WILLIAM WILLIAMSSpecialist Five · October 12, 1965
- JAMES J HOWARDSpecialist Five · November 1, 1965
- CLEO LOCKETTCorporal · November 8, 1965
- HAROLD JAMES BATTLEPrivate First Class · November 12, 1965
- HAROLD EUGENE WATKINSLance Corporal · November 12, 1965
- CHARLES WILLIAM STOREYStaff Sergeant · November 17, 1965
- RICHARD EARL HARPERSpecialist Four · January 12, 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.