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The Virtual Wall is an online Vietnam War memorial. The website opened on March 23, 1997 and is run by the not-for-profit organization, www.VirtualWall.org Ltd. The Virtual Wall has a separate memorial page for each casualty remembered. Each memorial page may contain one or more photographs, remembrances, graphics of military unit patches and ...
Kelly, George T. III, First Lieutenant – Field Artillery – United States Army, Battery C, 6th Battalion 14th Artillery, I Field Force Vietnam Artillery, APO 96350 Awarded: Distinguished Service Cross Date of action: 22 April 1970 Theater: Republic of Vietnam Read Remembrances – Listing at The Virtual Wall
The names on the Wall, originally numbering 57,939 when it was dedicated in 1982, are listed in the chronological order of the dates of casualty. [9] Additional names have been added throughout the years since: as of May 2018 there are 58,320 names. The number of names on the wall differs from other counts of U.S. Vietnam War deaths.
South Vietnam, Quảng Trị Province: Rifleman on a UH-1H #69-16717 hit by anti-aircraft fire on a search and rescue mission, crashed and was seen to explode [4] Killed in action, body not recovered [3] February 4: Cooper, Daniel D: Lieutenant: US Navy: VA-22, USS Coral Sea: South Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin
With this new date Fitzgibbon became the first person to die in the Vietnam War, Fitzgibbon's name was added to the Vietnam Memorial Wall in 1999. [13] The former first two official casualties were U.S. Army Major Dale R. Buis and Master Sergeant Chester Charles Ovnand who were killed on July 8, 1959.
Engraved in the wall are the names of soldiers who died fighting overseas. Near the highway, an American flag waves, above messages of valor. Over 58,000 Americans died in the Vietnam War.
South Vietnam, Bạc Liêu Province, Sóc Trăng: Killed when his North American T-28 Trojan was hit by ground fire on a close air support mission [17] Killed in action, body not recovered [3] October 6: Anderson, Thomas E: Corporal: USMC: HMM-163: South Vietnam, Quảng Nam Province: Crew chief on a UH-34D which crashed due to mechanical ...
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